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Owners Manual
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time of pr
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This product, either alone or in combination with an ampli
er and head
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could cause per
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an audiologist.
IMPOR
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The louder the sound, the shor
ter the time per
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damage occurs
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NO
TICE:
Ser
vice charges incurred due to a lac
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function or eff
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or
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Please study this man
ual carefully and consult y
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dealer bef
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vice
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ENVIR
ONMENT
AL ISSUES:
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amaha str
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es to produce products that are both user saf
e and en
vi
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ronmentally fr
iendly
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W
e sincerely belie
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duction methods used to produce them, meet these goals
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with both the letter and the spir
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are of
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Batter
y Notice:
This product MA
Y contain a small non-rechargeab
le batter
y which (if
applicab
le) is soldered in place
.
The a
v
er
age lif
e span of this type of
batter
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ximately
v
e y
ears
.
When replacement becomes neces
-
sar
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, contact a quali
ed ser
vice representativ
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or
m the replace
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ment.
This product ma
y also use
household
type batteries. Some of these
may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a
rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being
charged.
When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batter-
ies of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mis-
matches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery
case rupture.
Warning:
Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all bat-
teries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as
regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of
household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.
Disposal Notice:
Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some rea-
son its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local,
state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that
contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist
you, please contact Yamaha directly.
NAME PLATE LOCATION:
The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model
number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this
plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date
of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a
permanent record of your purchase.
Model
Serial No.
Purchase Date
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
92-BP (bottom)
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1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-
tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modications not
expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by
the FCC, to use the product.
2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/
or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s
supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation
instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC
authorization to use this product in the USA.
3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the
requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class B digital
devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reason-
able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential
environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec-
tronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies
and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in
the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation
of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does
not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If
this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be
determined by turning the unit OFF and ON, please try to elimi-
nate the problem by using one of the following measures:
Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by
the interference.
Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or
fuse) circuits or install AC line lter/s.
In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the
antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the
lead-in to co-axial type cable.
If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results,
please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of
product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact
Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600
Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620
The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by
Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)
* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands)
Leisten Sie einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz. Verbrauchte Batterien oder
Akkumulatoren drfen nicht in den Hausmll. Sie knnen bei einer Sam-
melstelle fr Altbatterien bzw. Sondermll abgegeben werden. Informieren
Sie sich bei Ihrer Kommune.
(class B)
(battery)
OBSERVERA!
Apparaten kopplas inte ur vxelstrmskllan (ntet) s lnge som den ar
ansluten till vgguttaget, ven om sjlva apparaten har stngts av.
ADVARSEL: Netspendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, slenge
netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt ogs selvom der or
slukket p apparatets afbryder.
VAROITUS: Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty kyttkytkin ei irroita koko laitetta
verkosta.
(standby)
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PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
WARNING
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical
shock, short-circuiting, damages, re or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
Only use the voltage specied as correct for the instrument. The required
voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.
Use the specied adaptor (PA-5D, PA-5C or an equivalent recommended by
Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument
or overheating.
Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have
accumulated on it.
Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators,
and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects
on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll
anything over it.
Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or
modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it
should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it
inspected by qualied Yamaha service personnel.
Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet
conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into
any openings.
Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.
Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit.
A burning item may fall over and cause a re.
If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a
sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or
smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch,
disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected
by qualied Yamaha service personnel.
CAUTION
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage
to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold
the plug itself and not the cord.
Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during
electrical storms.
Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector.
Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the
outlet.
Always make sure all batteries are inserted in conformity with the +/- polarity
markings. Failure to do so might result in overheating, re, or battery uid
leakage.
Always replace all batteries at the same time. Do not use new batteries together
with old ones. Also, do not mix battery types, such as alkaline batteries with
manganese batteries, or batteries from different makers, or different types of
batteries from the same maker, since this can cause overheating, re, or battery
uid leakage.
Power supply/AC power adaptor
Do not open
Water warning
Fire warning
If you notice any abnormality
Power supply/AC power adaptor Battery
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Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.
When using a power adaptor, even when the power switch is in the STANDBY position, electricity is still owing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not
using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.
Make sure to discard used batteries according to local regulations.
Trademarks
The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.
The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owners manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from the ones on your
instrument.
Unless otherwise indicated, the example panel control illustrations, Keyboard illustrations and LCD screenshots are taken from the DGX-505.
Please note that the DGX-505 and DGX-305 have different numbers of keys: the DGX-505 has 88 keys, and the DGX-305 has 76 keys.
Do not dispose of batteries in re.
Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not intended to be charged.
When the batteries run out, or if the instrument is not to be used for a long time,
remove the batteries from the instrument to prevent possible leakage of the
battery uid.
Keep batteries away from children.
If the batteries do leak, avoid contact with the leaked uid. If the battery uid
should come in contact with your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with
water and consult a doctor. Battery uid is corrosive and may possibly cause
loss of sight or chemical burns.
Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or
heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to
prevent the possibility of panel disguration or damage to the internal
components.
Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment,
mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio
may generate noise.
Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally
fall over.
Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.
Use only the stand specied for the instrument. When attaching the stand or
rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the
internal components or result in the instrument falling over.
Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the
power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all
components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes
of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume
controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.
When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners,
solvents, cleaning uids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.
Do not insert a nger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.
Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel
or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the
power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualied
Yamaha service personnel.
Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might
discolor the panel or keyboard.
Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not
use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.
Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or
uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you
experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.
Saving and backing up your data
The panel settings and some other types of data (page 49) will be lost if the
power is turned off before they are saved. Be sure to save data you want to keep
to the internal Flash Memory (page 49) before turning off the power. Saved data
may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to a
SmartMedia Card (see page 75).
Backing up the SmartMedia
To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you
save your important data onto two SmartMedia.
Location
Connections
Maintenance
Handling caution
Saving data
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The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic
keyboard:
Dont Know Why
Words and Music by Jesse Harris
Copyright 2002 Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Beanly Songs
All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music
Square West, Nashville, TN 37203
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
My Favorite Things from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Copyright 1959 by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Copyright Renewed
WILLIAMSON MUSIC owner of publication and allied rights
throughout the world
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Words and Music by Bart Howard
TRO - Copyright 1954 (Renewed) Hampshire House Publishing
Corp., New York, NY
International Copyright Secured
All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance For Prot
Used by Permission
All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public per-
formance and broadcasting are strictly prohibited regard-
ing the above three songs pre-installed.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and
bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha
owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use
others copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, with-
out limitation, all computer software, styles les, MIDI les,
WAVE data and sound recordings. Any unauthorized
use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is
not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright
has legal consequences. DONT MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR
USE ILLEGAL COPIES.
Copying of the commercially available software is strictly
prohibited except for your personal use.
GM System Level 1
GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data can be
accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of manufacturer. The GM mark is afxed to all
software and hardware products that support GM System Level.
XGlite
As its name implies, XGlite is a simplied version of Yamahas high-quality XG tone generation format. Naturally,
you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. However, keep in mind that some songs may
play back differently compared to the original data, due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects.
XF
The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended
expandability for the future. The instrument is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF le containing lyric data is
played.
STYLE FILE
The Style File Format is Yamahas original style le format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-
quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types.
Smart Media
This is a card-type medium for data storage. SmartMedia is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corporation.
When used with an electronic musical instrument that features a card slot SmartMedia cards can be used to store and
recall MIDI data and other types of data.
USB
USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral
Devices. It allows hot swapping (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).
Copyright Notice
Panel logos
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing
the Yamaha DGX-505/305 Portable Grand!
Please read this owners manual carefully before using the instrument,
in order to take full advantage of its various features.
Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you nish reading,
and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function.
The DGX-505/305 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all.
Music rest Accessory CD-ROM
Owners manual (this book) Keyboard stand (DGX-505 only)
Footswitch (DGX-505 only)
About the Supplied CD-ROM
The following software which facilitates data transfer between a computer and the instrument is provided on the sup-
plied CD-ROM. This software is compatible with Windows operating systems only.
USB driver
Musicsoft Downloader
The USB Driver enables data communication with the computer via USB. The Musicsoft Downloader application
allows you to transfer songs downloaded from the Internet, as well as songs provided on the Accessory CD-ROM, to
the instruments ash memory or optionally-available SmartMedia card memory. For details refer to the Accessory
CD-ROM Installation Guide (page 84) and to the online help provided for each program.
Supplied Accessories
Never attempt to play the supplied CD-ROM on an audio CD player. Doing so can result in damage to your
audio system and speakers, and potentially to your hearing!
CAUTION
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Special features of the DGX-505/305
Performance assistant technology page 16
Play along with a song on the instruments keyboard and produce a perfect
performance every time even if you play wrong notes! All you have to do
is play on the keyboard alternately on the left- and right-hand ranges of the
keyboard, for example and youll sound like a pro as long as you play in
time with the music.
And if you cant play with both hands, you can still play the melody simply
by tapping one key.
All you need is
one nger!
Play a Variety Of Instrument Voices page 23
With the DGX-505/305, the instrument voice that sounds when you play the
keyboard can be changed to violin, ute, harp, or any of an extensive range of
voices. You can change the mood of a song written for piano, for example, by
using violin to play it instead. Experience a whole new world of musical vari-
ety.
Learning music is fun page 39
This instrument includes a range of songs covering a variety of genres that are
enjoyable to listen to, or to play along with. You can start practicing with just
one hand, and you can even practice at your own tempo, one note at a time as
slowly as you like, until you are able to play at full speed. Song playback will
automatically follow your tempo. You can also use songs you have down-
loaded from the Internet for lessons, so your musical resources are essentially
unlimited! The instrument will even evaluate and grade your performance for
you!
Easy Performance with Music Notation Display page 37
When you play back a song, the corresponding score will be shown on the
display as the song plays. This is a great way to learn how to read music. If
the song contains lyric and chord data*, the lyrics and chords will also appear
on the score display.
* No lyrics or chords will appear on the display if the song you are using with the
score display function does not contain the appropriate lyric and chord data.
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Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel logos ............................................................................ 6
Supplied Accessories............................................................. 7
Special features of the DGX-505/305 .................................... 8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Handling SmartMedia memory cards ............................... 11
Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT jack) ............ 12
Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN JACK).......................... 12
Connecting to a computer (USB terminal) ........................... 12
Turn on the power................................................................ 13
Panel Controls and Terminals 14
Front Panel .......................................................................... 14
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 15
Quick Guide
The Easy Way To Play Piano 16
Chord Type Play With Both Hands ................................... 16
Melody Type Play With One Finger .................................. 18
Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 21
Play the Demo Song............................................................ 21
Changing the Display Language 22
Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices 23
Select and Play a Voice MAIN.......................................... 23
Play Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL ........................... 24
Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands SPLIT.. 25
Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 27
Pitch Bend............................................................................ 27
Touch Response.................................................................. 27
Fun Sounds 28
Drum Kits ............................................................................. 28
Sound Effects....................................................................... 28
Styles (Auto Accompaniment) 29
Play Along With Auto Accompaniment STYLE................. 29
Harmony .............................................................................. 31
A Variety Of Ways To Start and Stop Style Playback.......... 33
Using Songs 35
Select and Listen To a Song................................................ 35
Types Of Songs ................................................................... 36
Displaying the Song Score................................................... 37
Display the Lyrics................................................................. 38
Select a Song For a Lesson 39
Lesson 1: Waiting ................................................................ 39
Lesson 2: Your Tempo......................................................... 41
Lesson 3: Minus One........................................................... 42
Practice Makes Perfect Repeat and Learn ....................... 42
Change a Songs Style 43
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 43
Record Your Own Performance 45
Track Configuration.............................................................. 45
Recording Procedure........................................................... 46
Song Clear Deleting User Songs ...................................... 48
Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song... 48
Backup and Initialization 49
Backup................................................................................. 49
Initialization .......................................................................... 49
Basic Operation and Displays 50
Basic Operation ................................................................... 50
The Displays ........................................................................ 52
MAIN Display Items ............................................................. 53
Reference
Handy Performance Features 54
Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 54
Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 55
The Metronome.................................................................... 56
Touch Response Sensitivity................................................. 57
One Touch Setting ............................................................... 57
Adjusting the Voice Parameters........................................... 58
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................ 58
Panel Sustain....................................................................... 58
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 59
Setting the Split Point........................................................... 59
Play Only the Style Rhythm ................................................. 59
Play a Style With Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ................................................... 60
Adjusting the Style Volume .................................................. 60
About Style Number 136...................................................... 60
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 61
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 63
Song Settings 65
Song Volume........................................................................ 65
A-B Repeat........................................................................... 65
Muting Independent Song Parts........................................... 65
Change the Key Of a Song .................................................. 66
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 66
Change the Melody Voice.................................................... 67
Media Select ........................................................................ 67
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 68
Saving Settings to the Registration Memory ........................ 68
Function settings 70
Locating and Editing the Function Settings.......................... 70
Using SmartMedia Memory 73
Inserting a SmartMedia Card ............................................... 73
Change the Media Select Setting to SmartMedia ................ 74
Formatting SmartMedia Cards............................................. 74
Saving Data.......................................................................... 75
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save .................. 76
Loading Saved User data files ............................................. 77
Deleting Data From a SmartMedia Card.............................. 77
Playing Songs Saved To SmartMedia ................................. 78
Save Your Easy Song Arranger Settings To SmartMedia ... 78
Connecting To a Computer 79
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 79
USB Connection................................................................... 80
MIDI Settings........................................................................ 80
MIDI (PC Mode) Settings For Computer Connection........... 81
Remote control of MIDI devices........................................... 81
Transferring Song Files From a Computer........................... 82
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 84
CD-ROM Contents............................................................... 84
System Requirements.......................................................... 85
Software Installation............................................................. 85
Appendix
Troubleshooting................................................................. 88
Messages............................................................................ 91
Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-505 Only) .................... 93
Specifications..................................................................... 95
Voice List ............................................................................ 96
Drum Kit List..................................................................... 100
Style List ........................................................................... 102
Song List........................................................................... 103
Effect Type List ................................................................ 104
MIDI Implementation Chart.............................................. 105
MIDI Data Format.............................................................. 106
Index.................................................................................. 107
Contents
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Setting Up
Make sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power.
Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC
adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete
resources.
Using an AC Power Adaptor
Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the
instrument is set to STANDBY.
Connect the AC adaptor (PA-5D, PA-5C or other
adaptor specically recommended by Yamaha) to the
power supply jack.
Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.
Using Batteries
Open the battery compartment cover located on the
instruments bottom panel.
Insert the six new batteries, being careful to follow
the polarity markings on the inside of the compart-
ment.
Replace the compartment cover, making sure that it
locks rmly in place.
For battery operation the instrument requires six 1.5V
D size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent batteries. (Alkaline
batteries are recommended.) When battery power
becomes too low for proper operation, a LOW BAT-
TERY!! message ashes in the upper right of the dis-
play. As soon as this message appears, make sure to
replace all batteries, following the precautions listed
below.
If necessary, also make sure to save all important User
data (see pages 49 and 75), since custom panel set-
tings are lost when the batteries are removed.
Power Requirements
Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-5D, PA-5C AC Power Adaptor (or other
adaptor specically recommended by Yamaha) to power your
instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may
result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the
instrument.
WARNING
Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument,
or during electrical storms.
CAUTION
PA-5D or
PA-5C
AC outlet
Lesson 1: Waiting
1
Song numbers 004 008 (Sim-
ple melodies) are intended for
use as right-hand lessons, and
cannot be used for left-hand or
both-hands lessons.
NOTE
Normally R (Right hand)
will appear in the upper
right corner of the MAIN
display. You can start a
right-hand lesson simply by
pressing the [LESSON
MODE] button.
2
Select R for a right-hand lesson,
L for a left-hand lesson, or LR
for a both-hands lesson.
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Quick Guide Select a Song For a Lesson
Use the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1.
Press the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1.
Song playback will begin automatically when you select Lesson 1.
Play the note shown immediately below the triangular score marker (). The dot
on the graphic keyboard indicates the key you need to press to play that note.
When you play the correct note the marker will move to the next note you need
to play. The song will wait until you play the correct note.
Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in
sequence: Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Lesson 1 . The currently
selected mode is shown in the upper right corner of the display.
Shifting the keyboard left or right.
The hidden ( ) areas of the keyboard can be brought into view by pressing the
[+] or [-] button.
61 keys of the keyboards range are shown on the display. The DGX-505 actually
has 88 keys, while the DGX-305 has 76 keys. In some songs that include very high
or low notes, those notes may fall outside the displayed range and may not be
shown on the display. In such cases an over indicator appear to the left or right of
the graphic keyboard. Use the [+] or [-] button to shift the keyboard left or right so
you can see the notes (the marker will appear on the appropriate key in the
display). Notes that actually fall outside the keyboards range cannot be used in the
lesson.
3
When you switch lesson modes
an explanation of the selected
lesson will appear on the display
for a few seconds before the les-
son begins.
If the score display is not ready
by the time the explanation dis-
play disappears, prepare-in-
progress message will appear
on the display until the score is
ready.
NOTE
What the upper-right-corner
displays mean:
Right
Hand
Left
Hand
Both
hands
Lesson 1 R1 L1 LR1
Lesson 2 R2 L2 LR2
Lesson 3 R3 L3 LR3
Left-hand part Right-hand part
(In the case of a right-hand lesson)
Marker
Marker
The displayed range (61 keys)
(In the case of the
DGX-505)
Actual keyboard range
(DGX-505 = 88 keys/DGX-305 = 76 keys)
Select a Song For a Lesson Quick Guide
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See How Youve Done
The evaluation will appear after you have played all the way through the song. After
the evaluation display has appeared, the lesson will start again from the beginning.
Press the [START/STOP] button to exit from the lesson mode and return to the MAIN
display.
Once youve mastered Lesson 1, move on to Lesson 2.
Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and
2 on page 39).
Press the [LESSON MODE] button twice to start Lesson 2.
Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected
in sequence: Lesson 1 ! Lesson 2 ! Lesson 3 ! Off ! Lesson 1
Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 2 is selected.
The triangular marker will appear in the score display, and will move to indicate
the current note in the song. Try to play the notes at the correct timing. As you
learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until even-
tually youll be playing at the songs original tempo.
The evaluation display will appear when the song has played all the way
through.
Press the [START/STOP] button to exit from the lesson mode and return to the
MAIN display.
Once youve mastered Lesson 2, move on to Lesson 3.
When the lesson song has played all the way
through your performance will be evaluated in 4
levels: OK, Good, Very Good, or Excellent. Excel-
lent! is the highest evaluation.
The evaluation feature can be
turned off via the FUNCTION
display Grade item (page 72).
NOTE
Lesson 2: Your Tempo
1
2
Icons representing the selected
part and lesson appear in the
upper right corner of the display.
In this case the icons R2 indi-
cate that right-hand lesson 2
has been selected.
Left-hand part Right-hand part
(In the case of a right-hand lesson)
Play while following the
score marker
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Quick Guide Select a Song For a Lesson
Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and
2 on page 39).
Press the [LESSON MODE] button three times to start Lesson 3.
Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected
in sequence: Lesson 1 ! Lesson 2 ! Lesson 3 ! Off ! Lesson 1
Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 3 is selected.
The song will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play.
Play along while listening to the song. The score marker and keyboard marker in
the display will indicate the notes to play.
The evaluation display will appear when the song has played all the way through.
Press the [START/STOP] button to exit from the lesson mode and return to the MAIN display.
Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you made a mistake, or to repeatedly
practice a section you nd difcult.
Press the [LESSON REPEAT & LEARN] button during a lesson.
The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button, and
playback will begin after a one-measure count-in. Playback will continue up to the point at which you
pressed the [LESSON REPEAT & LEARN] button, and then jump back four measures and begin again
after a count-in. This process will repeat, so all you have to do is press [LESSON REPEAT & LEARN]
when you make a mistake in order to repeat practice of that section until you get it right.
Lesson 3: Minus One
1
2
Icons representing the selected part
and lesson appear in the upper right
corner of the display. In this case the
icons R3 indicate that right-hand
lesson 3 has been selected.
Marker
Marker
Left-hand part Right-hand part
(In the case of a right-hand lesson)
Practice Makes Perfect Repeat and Learn
You can change the number of
measures the Repeat and learn
function jumps back by pressing
a number button [0] [9] during
repeat playback.
NOTE
Press immediately
Oops!
A mistake!
e Jump back 4 measures and repeat playback
q w
Song playback
direction
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Change a Songs Style
In addition to each songs default style, you can select any other style to
play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you
can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova,
as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since songs are combinations of a melody and a
style, you can create totally different arrangements by changing the
style with which a song is played. You can also change the songs mel-
ody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The song number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display
will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different song.
Select a song.
Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange. For this example select 004
Down By The River.
Listen to the song.
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the
next step while the song is playing.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The style number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display
will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different style.
Using the Easy Song Arranger
1
The currently selected song
number and name are dis-
played here.
2
You cant use the Easy Song
Arranger directly with user
songs (031 035), but you can
convert user songs to SMF
(Standard MIDI File) format and
save them to SmartMedia mem-
ory (page 76), from where they
can be used with the Easy
Arranger feature.
NOTE
3
When playing song numbers
022 024 while using the Easy
Song Arranger, melody tracks
will be automatically muted and
no melody will sound. In order
to hear the melody tracks you
will need to press the SONG
MEMORY buttons [3] [5].
NOTE
Song start!
4
The currently selected style
number and name are dis-
played here.
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Quick Guide Change a Songs Style
Select a style.
Rotate the dial and listen to how the song sounds with different styles. As you
select different styles the song will remain the same while only the styles
change. When you have selected a suitable style move on to the next step while
the song is still playing (if you have stopped the song, start it again by pressing
the [START/STOP] button).
Press and hold the [VOICE] button for longer than a second.
Hold the [VOICE] button until the VOICE SELECT (MAIN) display appears.
Press the [VOICE] button three times.
The VOICE SELECT (MELODY R) display will appear so you can select the
Melody R voice.
Each time you press the [VOICE] button the section of the display title inside the
parentheses will change: MAIN ! DUAL ! SPLIT ! MELODY R ! MEL-
ODY L ! MAIN . The MAIN, DUAL, and SPLIT displays allow you to
change the keyboard voices, while the MELODY R and MELODY L display are
used to change the song melody voice.
Select a voice.
Use the dial to change the melody voice. As you select different melody voices
the song will remain the same while only the melody voice changes (if you have
stopped the song, start it again by pressing the [START/STOP] button).
You can save the Easy Song Arranger settings to SmartMedia memory. Refer to
page 78 for more information.
5
Because the Easy Song
Arranger uses song data you
cant specify chords by playing
in the accompaniment range of
the keyboard. The [ACMP ON/
OFF] button will not function.
If the time signature of the song
and style are different, the time
signature of the song will be
used.
NOTE
6
Hold for longer
than a second
Each time you press the
[VOICE] button the Dual
Voice, Split Voice, Melody R,
and Melody L displays will be
selected in sequence.
7
VOICE SELECT (MELODY
R) display
The currently selected mel-
ody voice will be displayed.
Press three times
The Difference Between MEL-
ODY R and MELODY L
Songs are a combination of a
melody and an auto-accompani-
ment style. Normally melody
refers to the right-hand part, but
in this instrument melody parts
are provided for both the right
and left hands. MELODY R is
the melody part played by the
right hand, and MELODY L is
the melody part played by the
left hand.
NOTE
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Record Your Own Performance
You can record up to 5 of your own performances and save them as user
songs 031 through 035. Once your performances have been saved as user
songs, they can be converted to SMF (Standard MID File) format les and
saved to SmartMedia memory (page 76) and used with score display. So
when inspiration strikes and you create a great melody, you can save it in
both listenable and written score form. You can also record performances
using the performance assistant technology.
Recordable Data
You can record to a total of 6 tracks: 5 melody tracks and 1 style (chord) track.
Each track can be recorded individually.
Melody Track [1] [5] .................. Record the melody parts.
Style Track [A].............................. Records the chord part.
* These data items are recorded at the beginning of the track. Changes made during the song will
not be recorded.
To record your own performance, rst use the SONG MEMORY [1] [5] and [A] buttons to specify the track(s) you
want to record on. The track you record on determines the part that plays back later.
Data Recorded On the Melody Tracks [1] [5]
Note on/off (keys pressed and released)
Velocity (keyboard dynamics)
Voice number
Reverb type*
Chorus type*
Harmony note
Sustain on/off
Tempo*/time signature* (only when the style track
is not recorded)
Pitch bend
Pitch bend range
Dual voice on/off
Function sustain on/off
Main/Dual voice Voice volume, Octave, Pan,
Reverb send level, Chorus send level
Data Recorded On the
Style Track [A]
Chord changes and chord
timing
Style pattern changes
Style number*
Reverb type*
Chorus type*
Tempo
Time signature*
Style volume*
A maximum of 5 user songs can
be recorded. If you record a 6th
song after recording to the 5
available user song locations,
choose a song number (031
035) containing a song that you
dont mind erasing, or save the
user song data to SmartMedia
memory so that you can over-
write the internal user song
memory without permanently
losing your song data.
Up to approximately 10,000
notes can be recorded if you
record only to the melody
tracks. Up to approximately
5,500 chord changes can be
recorded if you record only to
the style track.
User songs cannot display a
score as is, but they can be con-
verted to SMF (Standard MIDI
File) format and stored to
SmartMedia memory (page 76),
from which they can be played
with score display.
NOTE
Track Configuration
Track [1] Will play back as the right-hand
melody part (MELODY R)
Track [2] Will play back as the left-hand mel-
ody part (MELODY L)
Tracks [3] [5] Will play back as other per-
formance data.
Track [A] Will play back as the Style (auto-
accompaniment) part.
Melody Chords
Specify
track(s) and
record
Track
1
Track
2
Track
3
Track
4
Track
5
Track
A
Right-hand
melody
(MELODY R)
Left-hand
melody
(MELODY L)
Other perfor-
mance data
Style
The parts played by each track
when a user song is played back.
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Quick Guide Record Your Own Performance
From the MAIN display press the [SONG] button, then use
the dial to select the user song number (031 035) you
want to record to.
Select the track(s) you want to record to and conrm your
selection on the display.
Record a Melody Track and the Accompaniment Track Together
Press the melody track button [1] [5] you want to record to while holding the
[REC] button.
Next, press the [A] button while holding the [REC] button.
The selected tracks will be highlighted in the display.
Record a Melody track
Press the melody track button [1] [5] you want to record to while holding the
[REC] button.
The selected track will be highlighted in the display.
Track Selection Precautions
Keep the following points in mind when selecting tracks for recording.
If you want to use the recorded melody for a right-hand lesson.
Select track [1] for recording. If you select track [2] the part will be
displayed as a left-hand part (MELODY L) and will not be available for use
as a right-hand lesson.
If you want to display the user song as a single-staff score.
Record the melody part on track [1]. Only the right-hand melody part
(MELODY R) can be displayed as a single-staff score. Parts recorded on
track [2] can not be displayed on a single-staff score.
*User songs cannot be used for score display or lessons as is, but they can be
converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to SmartMedia
memory, from which they can be played with score display or used for lessons.
Recording Procedure
1
Rotate the dial to select a
song number between 031
and 035.
2
Style accompaniment is auto-
matically turned on when you
select the style track [A] for
recording.
Style accompaniment cannot
turned on or off while recording
is in progress.
If you use a split voice for
recording, notes played to the
left of the split point will not be
recorded.
NOTE
If you record to track that con-
tains previously-recorded
data the previous data will be
overwritten and lost.
CAUTION
Press and hold
If style accompaniment is on
and track [A] has not yet been
recorded, the style track [A] will
automatically be selected for
recording when a melody track
is selected. If you only want to
record a melody track, be sure
to turn the style track [A] off.
To cancel recording to a
selected track, press that track
button a second time. Style
accompaniment cannot be
turned on or off while recording
is in progress.
NOTE
Record Your Own Performance Quick Guide
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Recording will start when you play on the keyboard.
You can also start recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button.
The current measure will be shown on the display during recording.
Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [REC]
button.
If you press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button while recording the style track an
appropriate ending pattern will play and then recording will stop. When record-
ing stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track
numbers in the display will be shown in a box border.
When the recording is done
To Play Back a User Song
User songs are played back in the same way as regular songs (page 35).
1 Press the [SONG] button from the MAIN display.
2 The current song number/name will be highlighted use the dial to select the
user song (031 035) you want to play.
3 Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback.
To Save a User Song to SmartMedia Memory page 75.
To save a User Song to SmartMedia Memory in SMF format page 76.
To Record Other Tracks
Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks.
By selecting an unrecorded track SONG MEMORY buttons [1] [5], [A] you
can record the new track while listening to previously recorded tracks (the playback
tracks will appear in the display). You can also mute previously recorded tracks (the
muted tracks will not appear in the display) while recording new tracks.
To Re-record a Track
Simple select the track you want to re-record for recording in the normal way.
The new material will overwrite the previous data.
3
If the memory becomes full dur-
ing recording a warning mes-
sage will appear and recording
will stop automatically. Use the
song clear or track clear (page
48) function to delete unwanted
data and make more room avail-
able for recording, then do the
recording again.
NOTE
Recording
starts
Current measure
4
or
5
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Quick Guide Record Your Own Performance
This function clears an entire user song (all tracks).
From the MAIN display select the user song (031 035) you
want to clear.
Press and hold the SONG MEMORY [1] button for longer than
a second while holding the SONG MEMORY [A] button.
A conrmation message will appear on the display.
Press the [+] button.
A conrmation message will appear on the display.
You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the [-] button.
Press the [+] button to clear the song.
The clear-in-progress message will appear briey on the display while the song
is being cleared.
This function lets you delete a specied track from a user song.
From the MAIN display select the user song (031 035) you
want to clear.
Press and hold the SONG MEMORY track button ([1] [5],
[A]) corresponding to the track you want to clear for longer
than a second.
A conrmation message will appear on the display.
Press the [+] button.
A conrmation message will appear on the display.
You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the [-] button.
Press the [+] button to clear the track.
The clear-in-progress message will appear briey on the display while the track
is being cleared.
Song Clear Deleting User Songs
If you only want to clear a spe-
cic track from a user song use
the Track Clear function.
NOTE
1
2
Hold for longer than a second
Press and hold
3
To execute the Song Clear func-
tion press the [+] button. Press
[-] to cancel the Song Clear
operation.
NOTE
4
Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song
1
2
Hold for longer than a second
3
To execute the Track Clear func-
tion press the [+] button. Press
[-] to cancel the Track Clear
operation.
NOTE
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Backup and Initialization
Some internal DGX-505/305 parameters will revert to their default values if not saved before the power is turned off.
In order to backup these parameters press and hold the [FUNCTION] button for longer than a second.
This function erases all backup data in the instruments ash memory and restores the initial default settings. The fol-
lowing initialization procedures are provided.
Backup Clear
To clear data backed up to the internal ash memory panel user setting, registration
memory (page 68), user songs (page 46), style les (page 60) turn the power on by
pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch while holding the highest white key on the key-
board. The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored.
Flash Clear
To clear song data that has been transferred to the internal ash memory from a com-
puter, turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch while simulta-
neously holding the highest white key on the keyboard and the three highest black
keys.
The Backup Parameters
User songs.
Style les.
Touch response on/off.
Registration memory.
The following FUNCTION display settings:
Tuning, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Style Volume, Song Volume, Metronome
Volume, Grade, Demo Cancel, Language Selection, Media Select, Panel Sustain.
Backup
Hold for longer than a second
Initialization
DGX-505 DGX-305
When you execute the Flash
Clear operation, song data
you have purchased will also
be cleared. Be sure to save
data you want to keep to a
computer.
CAUTION
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Basic Operation and Displays
Overall DGX-505/305 control is based on the following simple operations.
1 Press a button to select a basic function.
Basic Operation
1Press a button to select a basic function.
2Use the dial to select an item or value.
3Start a function.
Display (pages 52, 53)
Volume Adjustment
Adjusts the volume of the sound heard via the
instruments speakers or a pair of headphones
plugged into the PHONES jack.
Rotate counter-
clockwise to lower
the volume.
Rotate clockwise
to increase the
volume.
3 Start a function. 2 Select an item or value. 1 Select a basic function.
Select a song you want to listen to or a song you want to use for a lesson.
Select an auto-accompaniment style.
Select a voice you want to play on the keyboard.
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Basic Operation and Displays
2 Use the dial to select an item or value.
When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be highlighted in the display. You
can then use the dial or the number buttons [0] [9] to select the desired item.
Changing Values
3 Start a function.
This is the [START/STOP] button.
Press the [START/STOP] button after pressing the [SONG] or [STYLE] button
to start playback of the selected song or style (rhythm).
The selectable item is highlighted
in the display. In this example the
[SONG] button has been pressed.
Dial
Rotate the dial clockwise to increase
the value of the selected item, or coun-
terclockwise to decrease its value.
Rotate the dial continuously to contin-
uously increase or decrease the value.
[+] and [-] Buttons
Press the [+] button briey to incre-
ment the value by 1, or press the [-]
button briey to decrement the value
by 1. Press and hold either button to
continuously increment or decrement
the value in the corresponding direc-
tion.
Number Buttons [0] [9]
The number buttons can be used to directly enter a song num-
ber or parameter value.
Hundreds or tens digits that are 0 can be omitted (see
below).
Decrease Increase
Press
briey to
decrement.
Press
briey to
increment.
Press number buttons
[0], [0], [3].
Example: Song number 003
can be entered in three
ways.
[0] ! [0] ! [3]
[0] ! [3]
(003 will appear on the dis-
play after a brief delay)
[3]
(003 will appear on the dis-
play after a brief delay)
CATEGORY Buttons [ ], [ ]
When selecting a song, style, or
voice, you can use these buttons to
jump to the rst item in the next or
previous category.
The CATEGORY buttons are useful
for selecting categorized items, as in
the example below.
Example: VOICE SELECT Display
In a display in which a category appears, selection is easy if
you rst use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select
the category containing the desired item, then use the dial or
[+] and [-] buttons to select the item. This can be particularly
handy when you have to select from a large number of voices.
fr
Jump to the rst item
in the next or previ-
ous category.
The rst voice in the selected
category is selected.
Select the category shown here.
CATEGORY button [ ] mark.
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CATEGORY button [ ] mark.
f
fr
In most procedures described throughout this owners manual
the dial is recommended for selection simply because it is the
easiest and most intuitive selection method. Please note how-
ever, that most items or values that can be selected using the
dial can also be selected using the [+] and [-] buttons.
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Basic Operation and Displays
Display Names
All operations are carried out while watching the display. A number of display types are provided for different modes
and functions. The name of the current display appears at the top of the display.
MAIN Display
FUNCTION Display (page 70)
The FUNCTION display provides access to 44 utility functions.
The FUNCTION display appears when the [FUNCTION] button is pressed. In the FUNCTION display you can use
the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons (page 51) to select 44 different groups of functions. Press the CATEGORY
button(s) as many times as necessary until the required function appears. You can then use the dial, the [+] and [-] but-
tons, or the number [0] [9] buttons to adjust the value of the function as required.
To Return To the MAIN Display
Most basic operations are carried out from the instruments MAIN display.
You can return to the MAIN display from any other display by pressing the [EXIT]
button near the lower right corner of the display panel.
The Press & Hold Symbol
The symbol that appears next to some buttons indicates that the button can
be pressed and held for longer than a second to call up a related function. This
provides convenient direct access to a range of functions.
The Displays
Title
fr
Function item
Value
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Basic Operation and Displays
The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice.
It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a range of functions.
MAIN Display Items
* Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on the rear
panel of the instrument for optimum display legi-
bility.
Tempo
Transpose
A-B Repeat
Appears when
repeat playback
is engaged.
Measure Number
Song Number and Song Name
Press the [SONG] button to highlight this
item so that you can select a different song.
Style Number and Style Name
Press the [STYLE] button to highlight this
item so that you can select a different style.
Voice Number and Voice Name
Press the [VOICE] button to highlight this
item so that you can select a different main
voice.
Function ON/Off Icons
Performance assistant technology
Appears when the performance
assistant technology is on.
Touch Response
Appears when Touch Response is
on.
When this icon is showing you can
control the dynamics of the sound
by how hard you play the keys.
Harmony
Appears when Harmony is on.
When this icon is showing har-
mony notes will be added to the
main voice.
Dual
Appears when the Dual Voice is
on.
When this icon is showing a sec-
ond voice is layered on and
played with the main voice.
Split
Appears when the Split Voice is on.
When this icon is showing different
voices can be played to the left and
right of the keyboard split point.
File Control
Appears when it is possible to
access a SmartMedia memory
card.
Chord Display
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Status
(page 29)
Appears when the [ACMP ON/OFF]
button is pressed to turn accompani-
ment on after selecting a style. When
showing the keyboard range to the
left of the split point is used for
accompaniment chord recognition.
Style playback can be started in a
number of ways (page 33).
Appears when the synchro-stop func-
tion is engaged.
The style pattern name.
LOW BATTERY!!
Appears when the battery level drops too low for normal opera-
tion. Please change the batteries as soon as possible (after sav-
ing important data). (page 10)
Registration Memory Status
(page 68)
Shows the selected bank
number.
Shows the memory num-
bers that contain data. A bor-
der appears around the
selected number.
Song Track Status (page 45)
Highlighted during user song record-
ing.
The track(s) selected for recording
are highlighted during user-song
recording. Only tracks that contain
data are displayed. A border appears
around a selected track that contains
data. No border appears around a
Muted track.
Press the [VOICE] button repeatedly to
select the MAIN ! DUAL ! SPLIT !
MELODY R ! MELODY L voices in
sequence after holding the [VOICE] button
for longer than a second.
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Handy Performance Features
Reverb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience.
When you select a style or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to
select a different reverb type, use the procedure described below. Refer to the Effect Type List on page 104 for infor-
mation about the available reverb types.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Reverb Type item.
3 Use the dial to select a reverb type.
You can check how the selected reverb type sounds
by playing on the keyboard.
Adjusting the Reverb Send Level
You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is
applied to the main, dual, and split voices. If you press
the CATEGORY [ ] or [ ] button a number of times
in step 2 of the above procedure, the items listed below
will appear. You can then use the dial to adjust the
reverb send level for the selected voice (refer to page 70
for details).
M. Reverb Level Main voice reverb send level.
D. Reverb Level Dual voice reverb send level.
S. Reverb Level Split voice reverb send level.
Adding Reverb
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Reverb Type item
Selected reverb type.
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The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices being played in unison. When you
select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a dif-
ferent chorus type, use the procedure described below.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Chorus Type item.
3 Use the dial to select a chorus type.
You can check how the selected chorus type sounds
by playing on the keyboard.
Adjusting the Chorus Send Level
You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is
applied to the main, dual, and split voices. If you press
the CATEGORY [ ] or [ ] button a number of times
in step 2 of the above procedure, the items listed below
will appear. You can then use the dial to adjust the cho-
rus send level for the selected voice (refer to page 70 for
details).
M. Chorus Level Main voice chorus send level.
D. Chorus Level Dual voice chorus send level.
S. Chorus Level Split voice chorus send level.
Adding Chorus
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Chorus Type item
Selected chorus type.
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The metronome can be set for up to 15-beat time signatures. A chime will sound on the rst beat of each measure,
while a metronome click will sound on all others. You can also set the time signature to 00, in which case the
chime will not sound and the click sound will be heard on all beats.
The metronome will automatically be set to match the time signature and tempo of the selected song or style, but you
can also change the tempo and time signature yourself.
1 Press the [METRONOME] button to start the
metronome.
You can stop the metronome by pressing the [MET-
RONOME] button a second time.
2 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the
TEMPO display.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to select a tempo from 032 to 280 quarter-
note beats per minute.
4 Press and hold the [METRONOME] button
for longer than a second so that the FUNC-
TION display Time Signature item appears.
5 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to select a time signature between 00 and 15
beats per measure.
Adjusting the Metronome
Volume
6 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
7 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Metronome Volume item.
8 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the metronome volume as required.
The Metronome
Hold for longer
than a second
You can also access the Time Signature item by pressing the
[FUNCTION] button and using the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-
tons to locate the item (page 70).
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When touch response is on you can adjust the sensitivity of the keyboard in response to keyboard dynamics in three
steps.
1 Press the [TOUCH] button to turn touch
response on.
The touch response icon will appear in the display
when touch response is on (pages 27, 53).
2 Press and hold the [TOUCH] button for
longer than a second so that the FUNCTION
display Touch Sensitivity item appears.
3 Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity set-
ting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce
greater (easier) volume variation in
response to keyboard dynamics i.e.
greater sensitivity.
Sometimes selecting the ideal voice to play with a song or style can be confusing. The One Touch Setting feature
automatically selects a well-balanced voice for you when you select a style or song. Simply select voice number
000 to activate this feature.
1 Select voice number 000 (steps 1 2 on
page 23).
2 Select and play back any song (steps 1 3
on page 35).
3 Play the keyboard and remember the sound
of the voice.
If you have stopped playback at some point during
this procedure press the [START/STOP] button to
start playback again.
4 Use the dial to change songs, then play the
keyboard and listen to the voice.
You should hear a different keyboard voice than you
played in step 3. Watch the 000 voice name while
changing songs and you will see that different voices
are selected for each song.
Touch Response Sensitivity
Hold for longer
than a second
Touch Sensitivity item
The initial default touch sensitivity setting is 2.
You can also access the Touch Sensitivity item by pressing the
[FUNCTION] button and using the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-
tons to locate the item (page 70).
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NOTE
One Touch Setting
Use the dial to select
voice number 000.
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Reverb send level, pan, and a variety of other parameters can be individually adjusted for the main, dual, and split
voices. Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the FUNCTION display, and then use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ]
buttons to locate any of the following parameters. Once you have selected an appropriate parameter you can use the
dial to adjust its value.
Main Voice Parameters (page 71)
M. Volume Main voice volume.
M. Octave Main voice octave.
M. Pan Main voice pan.
M. Reverb Level Main voice reverb send level.
M. Chorus Level Main voice chorus send level.
Dual Voice Parameters (page 71)
D. Volume Dual voice volume.
D. Octave Dual voice octave.
D. Pan Dual voice pan.
D. Reverb Level Dual voice reverb send level.
D. Chorus Level Dual voice chorus send level.
Split Voice Parameters (page 71)
S. Volume Split voice volume.
S. Octave Split voice octave.
S. Pan Split voice pan.
S. Reverb Level Split voice reverb send level.
S. Chorus Level Split voice chorus send level.
The harmony volume level can be adjusted for harmony types 01 (Duet) through 05 (octave).
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Harmony Volume item.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the harmony volume from 000 through
127 as required.
This function adds sustain to the keyboard voices. Use it when you want to add sustain to the voices at all times,
regardless of footswitch operation.
Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the FUNCTION display, and then use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons
to locate the Sustain item. You can then use the [+] and [-] buttons to turn panel sustain on or off.
Adjusting the Voice Parameters
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Adjusting the Harmony Volume
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Panel Sustain
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The sustain of some voices may not be markedly affected when the
panel sustain function is turned on.
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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions
Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 29 of the
Quick Guide.
Here are some other ways you can play the styles, the style volume adjustment procedure,
how you can play chords using the styles, and more.
The initial default split point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it to another key using the procedure
described below.
1 Press the [STYLE] button or the [EASY
SONG ARRANGER] button.
2 Press and hold the [ACMP ON/OFF] for
longer than a second so that the FUNCTION
display Split point item appears.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the split point to any key from 000 (C-
2) through 127 (G8).
Style playback is alternately turned on and off each time the [ACMP ON/OFF] button is pressed.
If you use the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn style playback off, only the rhythm (percussion) parts will play when
the style is started.
Setting the Split Point
Hold for longer
than a second
The FUNCTION display Split point item can only be accessed by press-
ing and holding the [ACMP ON/OFF] button when either the [STYLE]
button or the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] is engaged and lit.
NOTE
Split point (54: F#2)
Main voice
Split voice
When you change the split point the auto-accompaniment split point
also changes.
The split point cannot be changed during a song lesson.
The split voice sounds when the split-point key is played.
NOTE
You can also access the Split Point item by pressing the [FUNCTION]
button and using the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to locate the
item (page 70).
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NOTE
Play Only the Style Rhythm
Press the [STYLE] button to engage the style function.
ACMP indicator
not showing
Since style numbers 112 and 124 135 (Pianist) have no rhythm parts,
no rhythm will play when you start these styles.
NOTE
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When auto accompaniment is on (the ACMP icon is showing) and Synchro Start is off (the [START/STOP] button is
not ashing), you can play chords in the left-hand accompaniment range of the keyboard while the style is stopped
and still hear the accompaniment chords. This is Stop Accompaniment, and any of the chord ngerings recognized
by the instrument can be used (page 61). The chord root and type will be shown on the display. You can also use the
Harmony effects with Stop Accompaniment.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Style Volume item.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the style volume between 000 and 127
as required.
Style number 136 shown on the panel Style List is for use with external style les. External style les are style les
that you can download from the Internet or acquire from other sources. This instrument can use style les that have
the .sty le name extension. Use your computer to transfer (page 82) the style le to SmartMedia memory, then the
style le can be loaded into the instruments style number 136 from the SmartMedia memory card (page 77).
Play a Style With Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)
Press the [STYLE] button to engage the style function.
Accompaniment range
Adjusting the Style Volume
Press the [STYLE] button to engage the style function.
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About Style Number 136
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There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:
Easy Chords
Standard Chords
The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering.
The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) is the accompaniment range. Play the accompaniment
chords in this area of the keyboard.
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompa-
niment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or
three ngers.
Standard Chords
This method lets you produce accompaniment by play-
ing chords using normal ngerings in the accompani-
ment range of the keyboard.
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords
C
D
b
E
b
F
#
G
#
B
b
D
b
E
b
F
#
D E F G A B C D E F
Split point (default: 54/F#2)
Root notes and the corresponding keys
Accompaniment
range
To play a major chord
Press the root note of the chord.
C
Cm
C7
Cm7
To play a minor chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest black key to the left of it.
To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white key to the left of it.
To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white and black keys to the
left of it (three keys altogether).
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CmM7
CM7
C6
Csus4 Caug CM7aug
C7aug C7sus4 Csus2
C7
Cm
Cdim Cdim7
C7
CmM7
(9)
CM7
(9)
Cm7
(9)
C7
(b9)
C7
(b13)
Cm7
(11)
CM7
(#11)
C
(b5)
C
(9) (9)
C6
(9)
Cm
(9)
C7
(#11)
C7
(#9)
C7
(13)
C7
Cm6 Cm7
C
(b5)
CM7
(b5)
Cm7
(b5)
CmM7
(b5)
How to play Standard Chords [Example for C chords]
* Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will
be recognized without them.
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Recognized Standard Chords
All chords in the chart are C-root chords.
* These chords are not shown in the Dictionary function.
Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display
Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C
Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C9
Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6
Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6
9
*
Major seventh [M7]
1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or
1 - (3) - 5 - 7
CM7
Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7
9
*
Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)]
1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or
1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7
CM7
#11
*
Flatted fth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5 C
b5
*
Major seventh atted fth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7
b5
*
Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4
Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5 Caug
Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug *
Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm
Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm9
Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6
Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7
Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7
9
Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm7
11
*
Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7
Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7
9
*
Minor seventh atted fth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7 Cm7
b5
Minor major seventh atted fth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7
b5
*
Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5 Cdim
Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7
Seventh [7]
1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or
1 - (3) - 5 - b7
C7
Seventh atted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7
b9
Seventh add atted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7 C7
b13
Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7
9
Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)]
1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or
1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7
C7
#11
Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7 C7
13
Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7
#9
Seventh atted fth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7 C7
b5
*
Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 C7aug
Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7 C7sus4
Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2 *
C
C
(9)
C6
(9)
C6
CM7
CM7
(9)
CM7
(#11)
C
(b5)
CM7
(b5)
Csus4
Caug
CM7aug
Cm
(9)
Cm
Cm6
Cm7
Cm7
(9)
Cm7
(11)
CmM7
CmM7
(9)
Cm7
(b5)
CmM7
(b5)
Cdim
Cdim7
C7
C7
(b9)
C7
(b13)
(9)
C7
(#11)
C7
(13)
C7
(#9)
C7
C7b5
C7aug
C7sus4
Csus2
Notes in parentheses can be omitted.
Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa-
niment based only on the root.
A perfect fth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root
and fth which can be used with both major and minor chords.
The chord ngerings listed are all in root position, but other inversions
can be used with the following exceptions: m7, m7b5, 6, m6, sus4,
aug, dim7, 7b5, 6(9), sus2.
NOTE
Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the
notes shown in parentheses are omitted.
The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related
chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the
minor seventh).
Two-note ngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played
chord.
NOTE
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The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in chord book that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal
when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it.
1 Press and hold the [LESSON MODE] button
for longer than a second. The DICTIONARY
display will appear.
2 As an example, well learn how to play a
GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the G
key in the section of the keyboard labeled
CHORD ROOT. (The note doesnt sound.)
The root note you set is shown in the dis-
play.
3 Press the M7 (major seventh) key in the
section of the keyboard labeled CHORD
TYPE. (The note doesnt sound.) The notes
you should play for the specied chord (root
note and chord type) are shown in the dis-
play, both as notation and in the keyboard
diagram.
To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the
[+]/[-] buttons.
4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompani-
ment section of the keyboard, checking the
indications in the display. When youve
played the chord properly, a bell sound sig-
nals your success and the chord name in
the display is highlighted.
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary
Hold for longer
than a second
About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only
by the root note. For example, C refers to C major. However, when
specifying major chords here, make sure to select M (major) after
pressing the root note.
NOTE
Be aware that the chord types explained here are the left-hand
notes applied to various styles and different from the one for the per-
formance assistant technology feature.
NOTE
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Chord Basics
Two or more notes played together constitute a chord.
The most basic chord type is the triad consisting of three notes: the root, third, and
fth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of
the notes C (the root), E (the third note of the C major scale), and G (the fth note of
the C major scale).
In the C major triad shown above, the lowest note is the root of the chord (this is the chords root position using
other chord notes for the lowest note results in inversions). The root is the central sound of the chord, which supports
and anchors the other chord notes.
The distance (interval) between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third.
The lowest interval in our root-position triad (between the root and the third) determines whether the triad is a major or
minor chord, and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two additional chords, as shown
below.
The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different
inversions. Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected, for example, be choosing the appropri-
ate inversions (or chord voicings).
Reading Chord Names
Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord (other
than the inversion/voicing). The chord name tells you what the root of the chord is,
whether it is a major, minor, or diminished chord, whether it requires a major or
atted seventh, what alterations or tensions it uses all at a glance.
Some Chord Types (These are just some of the Fingeredchord types recognized by the DGX-505/305.)
3rd
3rd
Root
Major third four half steps (semitones) Minor third three half steps (semitones)
CM Cm Caug Cdim
Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord
Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd
Cm
Root note Chord type
Csus4 C7 Cm7 CM7
C7
(b5)
Cm7
(b5)
C7sus4 CmM7
Perfect 5
th
Perfect 4
th
Flatted 7
th
Major chord Flatted 7
th
Minor chord Major 7
th
Major chord
Major 7
th
Minor chord Flatted 5
th
7
th
chord
Flatted 5
th
Minor 7
th
chord
Flatted 7
th
Suspended 4
th
chord
Suspended 4
th
7
th
Minor 7
th
Major 7
th
7
th
, suspended 4
th
Minor 7
th
, atted 5
th
7
th
, atted 5
th
Minor/major 7
th
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Song Settings
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Song Volume item.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the song volume between 000 and 127
as required.
You can specify a section of a song A is the start
point and B is the end point for repeat playback.
1 Play the song (page 35) and press the
[ ] button at the beginning of the sec-
tion you want to repeat (the A point).
2 Press the [ ] button a second time at
the end of the section you want to repeat
(the B point).
3 The specied A-B section of the song will
now play repeatedly.
You can stop repeat playback at any time by pressing
the [ ] button.
Each track of a song plays a different part of the song
melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. You can
mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the
keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other than the
ones you want to listen to. Use the SONG MEMORY
[1] [5] and [A] buttons to mute or un-mute the corre-
sponding tracks. The border around the track number in
the display disappears when that track is muted.
Refer to page 45 for information about the song track
conguration.
Song Volume
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Song Volume
Song Volume item
Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected.
NOTE
A-B Repeat
A B
The repeat start and end points can be specied in one-measure
increments.
The current measure number is shown in the upper right corner of
the display during playback.
If you want to set the start point A at the very beginning of the song
press the [ ] button before starting playback of the song.
NOTE
Muting Independent Song Parts
Track number with border track contains data and is not muted.
No track number no data.
Track number without border
track contains data but is muted.
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Large Pitch Changes (Transpose)
The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or
down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone incre-
ments.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Transpose item.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the transpose value between -12 and
+12 as required.
Small Pitch Changes (Tuning)
The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or
down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments
(100 cents = 1 semitone).
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Tuning item.
3 Use the dial or the [0] [9] number buttons
to set the tuning as required.
These are just like the transport controls on a cassette
deck or CD player, letting you fast forward [ ],
rewind [ ] and pause [ ] playback of the song.
Change the Key Of a Song
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Transpose item.
The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed.
NOTE
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Tuning item.
The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed.
NOTE
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause
fff f
rrr r
Press the
pause button
to pause play-
back.
Press the fast
reverse button
rapidly return
to an earlier
point in the
song.
Press the fast
forward button
to rapidly skip
ahead to a
later point in
the song.
When an A-B repeat range is specied the fast reverse and forward
function will only work within that range.
NOTE
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You can change a songs melody voice to any other voice you prefer.
This setting can be made independently for the right-hand melody (MELODY R) and left-hand melody (MELODY L)
voices.
1 Press and hold the [VOICE] button for longer
than a second to display the voice list.
2 Press the [VOICE] button as many times as
necessary so that VOICE SELECT (MEL-
ODY R) or VOICE SELECT (MELODY L)
appears as the voice list title.
Each time the [VOICE] button is pressed the voice
list title changes in sequence: MAIN ! DUAL !
SPLIT ! MELODY R ! MELODY L ! MAIN
3 Use the dial or other selection controls to
select a voice.
The DGX-505/305 can use two different types of memory media to store external song les transferred from a com-
puter SmartMedia and ash memory (songs 036 ). The media select function determines to which media type song
les will be stored, and from which media type stored song les will be played. A owchart of the process from sav-
ing song les to memory media and playing them back is provided on page 36.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Media Select item.
3 Use [+] and [-] buttons to select SmartMedia
or Flash Memory.
Press the [+] button to select SmartMedia when you
want to save a song to SmartMedia or play a saved
song from SmartMedia memory. Press the [-] button
to select Flash Memory when you want to save a
song to ash memory or play a saved song from
ash memory.
4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN
display.
Change the Melody Voice
Press the [SONG] button to engage the song
mode.
You cannot change the melody voice of a user song.
NOTE
Hold for longer
than a second.
Media Select
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Media Select item.
Select SmartMedia or Flash
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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings
This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your favorite settings for
easy recall whenever theyre needed. Up to 16 complete setups can be saved (8 banks of two
setups each).
Settings That Can be Saved to the
Registration Memory
Style settings*
Style number, Auto Accompaniment ON/OFF, Split
Point, Style settings (Main A/B), Style Volume,
Tempo
Voice settings
Main Voice setting (Voice number, Volume, Octave,
Pan, Reverb Send Level, Chorus Send Level), Dual
Voice settings (Dual ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume,
Octave, Pan, Reverb Send Level, Chorus Send Level),
Split Voice settings (Split ON/OFF, Voice number,
Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Send Level, Chorus
Send Level)
Effect settings
Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Panel Sustain ON/OFF
Harmony settings
Harmony ON/OFF, Harmony Type, Harmony Volume
Other settings
Transpose, Pitch Bend Range
* Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when
using the Song features.
Saving to the Registration
Memory
1 Set the panel controls as required select a
voice, accompaniment style, etc.
2 Press the [] (MEMORY/BANK) button. A
bank number will appear in the display when
you release the button.
3 Use the dial or the [1] [8] number buttons
to select a bank number from 1 to 8.
8 Banks
Memory 1
Up to 16 presets (eight
banks of two each) can be
memorized.
Memory 2
Saving Settings to the Registration Memory
Bank number
Data cannot be saved to the registration memory during song play-
back.
NOTE
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4 Press the REGIST. MEMORY [1] or [2] button
while holding the [] (MEMORY/BANK) but-
ton to store the current panel settings to the
specied registration memory.
Recalling a Registration Memory
1 Press the [] (MEMORY/BANK) button. A
bank number will appear in the display when
you release the button.
2 Use the dial or the [1] [8] number buttons
to select bank you want to recall.
3 Press the REGIST. MEMORY button, [1] or
[2], containing the settings you want to
recall. The panel controls will be instantly
set accordingly.
Bank number
You can also save your panel settings memorized to registration
memory button into SmartMedia memory as the user data le.
NOTE
If you select a Registration Memory setting that has already been
created, the previous data is deleted and overwritten with the new
data.
NOTE
Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the registra-
tion memory, otherwise the data may be damaged or lost.
CAUTION
Bank number
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Function settings
The Function pages that can be accessed via the FUNCTION display include detailed settings
for the instruments voices, effects, split point, tuning, and more. Button shortcuts can be used
to quickly access commonly used settings: hold a shortcut button for longer than a second to
directly access the related setting display.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the required item.
For details on individual settings refer to the FUNC-
TION Setting List on page 71.
The name of the previous item in the list appears to
the upper left, and the name of the next item in the
list appears to the upper right of the currently
selected item.
3 Set the value as required using the dial, the
[+] and [-] buttons, or the [0] [9] number
buttons.
For ON/OFF settings use the [+] button to turn the
function ON and the [-] button to turn the function
OFF. Use the [+] button to begin execution of opera-
tions, or the [-] button to cancel the selected opera-
tion.
4 If necessary, hold the [FUNCTION] button
for longer than a second to save your set-
tings to ash memory.
Although all settings made via the FUNCTION dis-
play are retained by the instrument while the power
is on, your custom settings will be lost when the
power is turned off unless you save them to ash
memory. Simply save the settings to ash memory
by holding the [FUNCTION] button for more than a
second, and your settings will be retained in ash
memory even while the power is off and will be
recalled the next time the instrument is turned on.
Locating and Editing the Function Settings
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Previous item
Function
category Next item
Current item
Directly enter
numeric values
Increase a
value by 1
Turn a setting
ON
Execute an
operation
Decrease a
value by 1
Turn a setting
OFF
Cancel an
operation
Reset a value to
its default setting
Hold for longer
than a second
Do not turn off the power while saving settings, otherwise the
data may be damaged or lost.
CAUTION
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Function Display List
Category Setting Item title Range/Settings Description
VOLUME Style Volume Style Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Style.
Song Volume Song Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Song.
OVERALL Transpose Transpose -12 12 Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone
increments.
Tuning Tuning -100 100 Sets the pitch of the instruments sound in 1-cent
increments.
Pitch Bend Range Pitch Bend
Range
01 12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments.
Split Point Split Point 000 127 (C-2 G8) Determines the highest key for the Split voice and
sets the Split point in other words, the key that
separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices.
The Split Point setting and Accompaniment Split
Point setting are automatically set to the same value.
Touch Sensitivity Touch
Sensitivity
1 (Soft)/2 (Medium)/
3 (Hard)
When Touch Response is on, this determines the
sensitivity of the feature.
MAIN VOICE Volume M. Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Main voice.
Octave M. Octave -2 +2 Determines the octave range for the Main voice.
Pan M. Pan 000 (left) 64 (center)
127 (right)
Determines the pan position of the Main voice in the
stereo image. The value 0 results in the sound
being panned full left; the value 127 results in the
sound being panned full right.
Reverb Send Level M. Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main voices signal is
sent to the Reverb effect.
Chorus Send Level M. Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main voices signal is
sent to the Chorus effect.
DUAL VOICE Volume D. Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual voice.
Octave D. Octave -2 +2 Determines the octave range for the Dual voice.
Pan D. Pan 000 (left) 64 (center)
127 (right)
Determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the
stereo image. The value 0 results in the sound
being panned full left; the value 127 results in the
sound being panned full right.
Reverb Send Level D. Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual voices signal is
sent to the Reverb effect.
Chorus Send Level D. Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual voices signal is
sent to the Chorus effect.
SPLIT VOICE Volume S. Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Split voice.
Octave S. Octave -2 +2 Determines the octave range for the Split voice.
Pan S. Pan 000 (left) 64 (center)
127 (right)
Determines the pan position of the Split voice in the
stereo image. The value 0 results in the sound
being panned full left; the value 127 results in the
sound being panned full right.
Reverb Send Level S. Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split voices signal is
sent to the Reverb effect.
Chorus Send Level S. Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split voices signal is
sent to the Chorus effect.
EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01 10 Determines the Reverb type, including off (10). (See
the list on page 104)
Chorus Type Chorus Type 01 05 Determines the Chorus type, including off (05). (See
the list on page 104)
Panel Sustain Sustain ON/OFF Determines whether or not panel sustain is always
applied to the MAIN/DUAL/SPLIT voices. Panel sus-
tain is applied continuously when ON, or not applied
when OFF. (page 58)
HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Type 01 26 Determines the Harmony type. (See the list on page
104)
Harmony Volume Harmony
Volume
000 127 Determines the level of the Harmony effect when
Harmony type 1-5 is selected.
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* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously.
(The exception to this is Initial Setup Send and Bulk Send, which is an operation, not a setting.)
PC MODE PC mode PC Mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings when you connect to a
computer (page 80).
PC1 sets local off and external clock on for use
with an external sequencer or similar device.
The PC2 setting allows the instrument to use Digi-
tal Music Notebook content on the connected
computer.
OFF turns local control on, external clock off, key-
board out on, style out on, and song out on.
MIDI Local On/Off Local On/Off ON/OFF Determines whether the instruments keyboard con-
trols the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF).
(page 80)
External Clock External Clock ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to
the internal clock (OFF) or an external clock (ON).
(page 80)
Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON/OFF Determines whether Keyboard performance data of
the instrument is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF).
Style Out Style Out ON/OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted (ON)
via USB or not (OFF) during Style playback.
Song Out Song Out ON/OFF Determines whether Song data is transmitted (ON)
via USB or not (OFF) during Song playback.
Initial Setup Send Initial Setup
Send
YES/NO Lets you send the data of the panel settings to a com-
puter. Press [+] to send, or press [-] to cancel. Use
the [+] button to transmit the data. Use the [-] button
to stop the transmission.
Bulk Send Bulk Send YES/NO Transfers user song and registration memory data
from the instrument to a computer. The [+] button
begins the transfer, and the [-] button aborts the
transfer.
METRONOME Time Signature Time Signature 00 15 Determines the time signature of the Metronome.
Metronome Volume Metronome
Volume
000 127 Determines the volume of the Metronome.
SCORE Quantize Quantize Depending on the song data, you can make the score
more readable by adjusting the timing of the notes.
This determines the minimum timing resolution used
in the song. For example, if there are both quarter
notes and eighth notes in the song, you should set
this on a value of e (eighth note). Any notes or rests
shorter than this value will not be shown in the score.
LESSON Lesson Track (R) R-Part GuideTrack 1 16 Determines the guide track number for your right
hand lesson. The setting is only effective for Smart-
Media card or ash memory songs (SMF).
Lesson Track (L) L-Part GuideTrack 1 16 Determines the guide track number for your left hand
lesson. The setting is only effective for SmartMedia
card or ash memory songs (SMF).
Grade Grade ON/OFF Determines whether Grade function is on or off.
UTILITY Media Select Media Select Flash Memory/
SmartMedia
Selects a media type for data storage or loading. The
available media types are SmartMedia and ash
memory.
Demo Cancel D-Cancel ON/OFF Determines the Demo cancel is enabled or not. When
this is set to ON, the Demo Song does not play, even
if the [DEMO] button is pressed.
LANGUAGE Language Select Language English/Japanese Determines the display language for the demo dis-
plays, song le names, lyrics and certain display
messages. All other messages and names are dis-
played in English. When this is set to Japanese, the
le names are displayed in the Japanese font. The
lyrics display follows the language setting originally
made in the song data; however, when no such set-
ting exists, the setting here is used.
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Using SmartMedia Memory
SmartMedia is a card-type memory medium used for storing data.
When a SmartMedia card is inserted in this instruments card slot, MIDI data created on the
instrument can be saved to or loaded from the memory card. SmartMedia can also be used to
transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument, where it can be used with
the performance assistant technology (page 16) and Lesson (page 39) features described in
the Quick Guide. Furthermore, user songs saved to SmartMedia memory in MIDI le format
can also be used with these features.
In this section well look at the procedures for setting up and formatting SmartMedia memory
cards, as well as for saving and loading data to and from them.
Be sure to read the handling SmartMedia precautions provided on page 11.
1 Insert a SmartMedia* card into the card slot,
being careful to insert it with the proper ori-
entation.
The gold connector terminals on the SmartMedia
card should be facing upward. Carefully but rmly
insert the card all the way into the slot. Take care not
to insert the card the wrong way around.
* This instrument uses 3.3V SmartMedia memory cards.
2 Check that the le control icon appears in
the MAIN display.
The le control icon will appear in the MAIN dis-
play when a SmartMedia memory card has been
inserted and is ready for use. When the le control
icon is showing you can access the FILE CONTROL
display by pressing the [FILE CONTROL] button.
Please dont press the button just yet.
If you dont have a SmartMedia card, you will need to purchase one (or more, as needed).
Inserting a SmartMedia Card
File Control
Icon
This icon will
appear when a
SmartMedia
card has been
properly
inserted and is
ready for use.
No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while the FILE
CONTROL display is showing. Also, in this state only buttons related
to le functions will be active.
NOTE
The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following
cases:
No SmartMedia card has been inserted.
The FUNCTION display Media Select item is set to Flash Mem-
ory.
During style or song playback.
During a lesson.
While data is being loaded from a SmartMedia card.
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In order to perform any SmartMedia operations you will rst need to make sure that the FUNCTION display Media
Select item is set to SmartMedia. The media select procedure is outlined on page 67. If the FUNCTION Display
Media Select item is set to SmartMedia and a SmartMedia card is properly inserted in the instruments card slot the
le control icon will appear in the MAIN display.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the Media Select item.
3 Press the [+] button to select SmartMedia.
New SmartMedia cards must be formatted before they can be used by this instrument.
1 After inserting the SmartMedia card to be
formatted into the instruments card slot,
check that the le control icon is showing in
the MAIN display. If the icon is not showing
make sure that the Media Select item is set
to SmartMedia.
2 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button so that
the FILE display Format item appears.
The display prompts you for conrmation.
3 Press the [EXECUTE] button and the display
prompts you for conrmation.
You can press the [-] button at this point to cancel
the operation.
4 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+] button, and the format operation will
begin.
5 A message will appear on the display to
inform you that the operation has nished.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN dis-
play.
Change the Media Select Setting to SmartMedia
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Formatting SmartMedia Cards
If you format a SmartMedia card that already contains data, all of
the data will be erased. Be careful not to erase important data
when using the format function.
CAUTION
If the Format item does not appear when you access the FILE CON-
TROL display, use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to locate it.
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NOTE
Once the format-in-progress message appears on the display
the format operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the
power or remove the SmartMedia card during this operation.
CAUTION
If the SmartMedia card has been write-protected, an appropriate
message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe-
cute the operation.
NOTE
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Three types of data are saved to one User Data File by this operation: user song, style le (style number 136), and
registration memory data. When you save a user song the style le and registration memory are also saved automati-
cally.
1 Make sure that a properly formatted Smart-
Media card has been properly inserted into
the instruments card slot, and that the le
control icon is showing in the MAIN display.
If the icon is not showing change the Media
Select setting to SmartMedia.
2 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button.
3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
locate the User File Save item.
A default le name will automatically be created.
4 Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor will
appear below the rst character in the le
name.
5 Change the le name as necessary.
The [-] button moves the cursor to the left, and the
[0] button moves it to the right.
Use the dial to select a character for the current cur-
sor location.
The [+] button deletes the character at the cursor
location.
6 Press the [EXECUTE] button. The display
prompts you for conrmation.
You can cancel the save operation at this point by
pressing the [-] button.
7 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+] button, and the save operation will begin.
8 A message will appear on the display to
inform you that the operation has nished.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN dis-
play.
Saving Data
To Overwrite an Existing File
If you want to overwrite a le that already exists on
the SmartMedia card, use the dial or the [+] and [-]
buttons to select the le, then skip ahead to step 6.
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Up to 100 user les can be saved to a single SmartMedia card.
If the SmartMedia card has been write-protected, an appropriate
message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe-
cute the operation.
If there is not enough capacity left on the card to save the data an
appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be
able to save the data. Erase unwanted les from the card to make
more memory available (page 77), or use a different card.
Refer to the Messages list on page 91 for other possible errors that
might prevent you from completing the operation.
NOTE
Cursor
Cursor right
Delete
character
Cursor left
The dial
selects
characters
Once the save-in-progress message appears on the display the
operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the SmartMedia card during this operation.
CAUTION
If an existing lename is specied the display prompts you for conr-
mation. Press [EXECUTE] or [+] if it is OK to overwrite the le, or [-]
to cancel.
The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation will
depend on the condition of the SmartMedia card.
NOTE
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This operation converts a user song (song numbers 031 035) to SMF Format 0 and saves the le to SmartMedia.
1 Make sure that a properly formatted Smart-
Media card has been properly inserted into
the instruments card slot, and that the le
control icon is showing in the MAIN display.
If the icon is not showing change the Media
Select setting to SmartMedia.
2 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button.
3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
locate the SMF Save item.
The SOURCE FILE a user song name will be
highlighted.
4 Select the source user song.
You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously
to select the rst user song.
5 Press the [EXECUTE] button.
The DESTINATION SONG will be highlighted, and
a default name will appear for the converted song le.
6 Press the [EXECUTE] button.
A cursor will appear below the rst character in the
le name.
7 Change the le name as necessary.
Refer to Saving Data on page 75 for lename entry.
8 Press the [EXECUTE] button. The display
prompts you for conrmation.
You can cancel the save operation at this point by
pressing the [-] button.
9 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+] button, and the save operation will begin.
10 A message will appear on the display to
inform you that the operation has nished.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN dis-
play.
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save
What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?
The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the
most common and widely compatible sequence formats
used for storing sequence data. There are two variations:
Format 0 and Format 1. A large number of MIDI devices
are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most commer-
cially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF
Format 0.
Up to 894 songs can be saved to a single SmartMedia card.
This operation cannot be executed if there is no data in any of the
instruments user songs (song numbers 031 035).
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The source user song name.
To Overwrite an Existing File
If you want to overwrite a le that already exists on
the SmartMedia card, use the dial or the [+] and [-]
buttons to select the le, then skip ahead to step 8.
The name of the le to be
saved
Cursor
Once the save-in-progress message appears on the display the
operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the SmartMedia card during this operation.
CAUTION
If an existing lename is specied the display prompts you for conr-
mation. Press [EXECUTE] or [+] if it is OK to overwrite the le, or [-]
to cancel.
The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation will
depend on the condition of the SmartMedia card.
NOTE
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This procedure allows you to load user data les you have previously saved to SmartMedia into the instruments inter-
nal memory.
1 Make sure that the SmartMedia card con-
taining the le(s) you want to load has been
properly inserted into the instruments card
slot, and that the le control icon is showing
in the MAIN display. If the icon is not show-
ing change the Media Select setting to
SmartMedia.
2 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button.
3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
locate the Load item.
4 Select the le you want to load.
You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously
to select the rst le on the SmartMedia card.
5 Press the [EXECUTE] button. The display
prompts you for conrmation.
You can cancel the load operation at this point by
pressing the [-] button.
6 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+] button, and the load operation will begin.
7 A message will appear on the display to
inform you that the operation has nished.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN dis-
play.
This procedure deletes user data les (user songs, style le, and registration memory), SMF-converted songs, and
other MIDI song le data from a SmartMedia card.
1 Make sure that the SmartMedia card con-
taining the le(s) you want to delete has
been properly inserted into the instruments
card slot, and that the le control icon is
showing in the MAIN display. If the icon is
not showing change the Media Select set-
ting to SmartMedia.
2 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button.
3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
locate the Delete item.
Loading Saved User data files
If you load a User Data File user song (031 035), style le (style
number 136), and registration memory data will be overwritten by
the newly loaded data. If you only load a style le, only the style le
will be overwritten. Save important data to a SmartMedia card
before loading data that will overwrite it.
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Style les must be located in the root directory. Style les located
within folders will not be recognized.
NOTE
If there are no les that can be loaded into the SmartMedia card,
and appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not
be able to continue with the load operation.
NOTE
Once the load-in-progress message appears on the display the
operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the SmartMedia card during this operation.
CAUTION
Deleting Data From a SmartMedia Card
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4 Select the le you want to delete.
You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously
to select the rst song or user data le on the Smart-
Media card.
5 Press the [EXECUTE] button. The display
prompts you for conrmation.
You can cancel the delete operation at this point by
pressing the [-] button.
6 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+] button, and the delete operation will
begin.
7 A message will appear on the display to
inform you that the operation has nished.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN dis-
play.
1 Make sure that the SmartMedia card con-
taining the song you want to play has been
properly inserted into the instruments card
slot, and that the le control icon is showing
in the MAIN display. If the icon is not show-
ing change the Media Select setting to
SmartMedia.
2 Press the [SONG] button.
3 Use the dial to select the song you want to
play (036 ).
4 Press the [START/STOP] button.
Your Easy Song Arranger settings for songs that have been saved to SmartMedia can also be saved to the SmartMedia
card.
Press the [FILE CONTROL] button while holding the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button to save the current Easy
Song Arranger settings to the SmartMedia card.
Once the delete-in-progress message appears on the display
the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the SmartMedia card during this operation.
CAUTION
If the SmartMedia card has been write-protected, an appropriate
message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe-
cute the operation.
If the SmartMedia card contains no data that can be deleted an
appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be
able to execute the operation.
NOTE
Playing Songs Saved To SmartMedia
Save Your Easy Song Arranger Settings To SmartMedia
Easy Song Arranger settings
saved to SmartMedia
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Connecting To a Computer
Nearly all of the electronic musical instruments made today particularly synthesizers,
sequencers and computer music related devices use MIDI. MIDI is a worldwide standard that
allows these devices to send and receive performance and setting data. Naturally, this instru-
ment lets you save or send your keyboard performance as MIDI data, as well as that of the
songs, styles and panel settings.
The potential MIDI holds for your live performance and music creation/production is enormous
simply by connecting this instrument to a computer and transmitting MIDI data. In this sec-
tion, you'll learn the basics of MIDI and the particular MIDI functions of this instrument.
No doubt you have heard the terms acoustic instru-
ment and digital instrument. In the world today,
these are the two main categories of instruments. Let's
consider a grand piano and a classical guitar as repre-
sentative acoustic instruments. They are easy to under-
stand. With the piano, you strike a key, and a hammer
inside hits some strings and plays a note. With the gui-
tar, you directly pluck a string and the note sounds. But
how does a digital instrument go about playing a note?
As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic
instrument the sampling note (previously recorded note)
stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is
played based on information received from the key-
board. So then what is the information from the key-
board that becomes the basis for note production?
For example, lets say you play a C quarter note using
the grand piano sound on the instrument. Unlike an
acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note, the
electronic instrument puts out information from the key-
board such as with what voice, with which key,
about how strong, when was it pressed, and when
was it released. Then each piece of information is
changed into a number value and sent to the tone gener-
ator. Using these numbers as a basis, the tone generator
plays the stored sampling note.
Example of Keyboard Information
Your keyboard performance and all panel operations of
this instrument are processed as MIDI data. The songs,
auto accompaniment (styles), and User songs are also
made up of MIDI data.
MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument
Digital Interface and it allows different musical instru-
ments and devices to instantly communicate with each
other, via digital data. The MIDI standard is used all
over the world and was designed to transmit perfor-
mance data between electronic musical instruments (or
computers). Thanks to MIDI, you can control one
instrument from another and transmit performance data
between the devices-taking your creative and perfor-
mance potential to even higher levels.
MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: Chan-
nel messages and System messages.
Channel Messages
This instrument is capable of handling 16 MIDI chan-
nels simultaneously meaning it can play up to sixteen
different instruments at the same time. Channel mes-
sages transmit information such as Note ON/OFF, Pro-
gram Change, for each of the 16 channels.
System Messages
This is data that is used in common by the entire MIDI
system. System messages include messages like Exclu-
sive Messages that transmit data unique to each instru-
ment manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control
the MIDI device.
What Is MIDI?
Acoustic guitar note production
Pluck a string and the body
resonates the sound.
Digital instrument note production
Based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note
stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers.
Playing the keyboard
Tone Generator
(Electronic circuit)
L R
Sampling
Note
Sampling
Note
Voice number (with what voice) 1 (grand piano)
Note number (with which key) 60 (C3)
Note on (when was it pressed) and
note off (when was it released)
Timing expressed numerically
(quarter note)
Velocity (about how strong) 120 (strong)
Message Name Instrument Operation/Panel Setting
Note ON/OFF Performance data of the keyboard (contains
note number and velocity data)
Program Change Instrument selection (including bank select
MSB/LSB, if necessary)
Control Change Instrument settings (volume, pan, etc.)
Message Name Instrument Operation/Panel Setting
Exclusive Message Reverb/chorus settings, etc.
Realtime Messages Start/stop operation
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80 DGX-505/305 Owners Manual
This instrument can be connected to a computer to
allow transfer of MIDI data.
Connect a standard USB cable between the instruments
rear-panel USB connector and the USB connector on
your computer (USB cable sold separately).
It is also necessary to install the USB driver provided on
the supplied CD-ROM on your computer. Refer to the
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide on page 84
for details.
The supplied CD-ROM also includes a Musicsoft
Downloader application that allows you to transfer song
les from your computer to the instruments SmartMe-
dia or ash memory.
USB Precautions
Please observe the following precautions when connect-
ing the instrument to a computer via a USB cable.
Failure to do so can cause the instrument and/or the
computer to hang up (freeze), possibly causing corrup-
tion or loss of data.
If the instrument or computer does hang up, turn the
power to both devices off and then on again, and restart
the computer.
These settings pertain to MIDI data transmission and reception.
Local ON/OFF
Local control determines whether or not notes played on
the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator
system: the internal tone generator is active when local
control is on, and inactive when local control is off.
ON This is the normal setting in which notes played on the
DGX-505/305 keyboard are sounded by the internal
tone generator system. Data received via the instru-
ments USB connector will also be played by the internal
tone generator.
OFF With this setting the instrument itself produces no sound
(keyboard performance, harmony, or style playback), but
the performance data is transmitted via the USB con-
nector. Data received via the instruments USB connec-
tor will also be played by the internal tone generator.
Local control can turned on or off via the FUNCTION
display Local item (page 72).
External Clock ON/OFF
These settings determine whether the instrument is syn-
chronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to a clock
signal from an external device (ON).
ON The instruments time based functions will be synchro-
nized to the clock from an external device connected to
the USB connector.
OFF The instrument uses its own internal clock (default).
External clock control can turned on or off via the
FUNCTION display External Clock item (page 72).
USB Connection
DGX-505/305
USB cable
Wake the computer from a sleep/suspended/standby mode before
connecting the USB cable.
Connect the USB cable to the instrument and computer before
turning power to the instrument on.
Check the following points before turning the instruments power
on or off, and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable.
Quit all applications.
Make sure that no data transfer is in progress (data is trans-
ferred whenever you play on the keyboard or play a song).
Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instruments power
on and off, and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable.
Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single
USB cable. Do not use a USB hub.
CAUTION
The Musicsoft Downloader application may not be able to access the
instrument in the following cases:
When an unformatted SmartMedia card is inserted while the Media
Select setting is SmartMedia.
During a MIDI bulk dump.
While the opening display is showing.
During style playback.
During song playback.
During a le control operation (while the FILE CONTROL display is
showing).
When the Media Select setting is SmartMedia but no SmartMedia
card is inserted.
NOTE
MIDI Settings
If you cant get any sound out of the instrument, this may be the most
likely cause. Playing the keyboard results in no sound when Local is set
to OFF.
NOTE
If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from an
external device, the song, style, and metronome functions will not start.
NOTE
Connecting To a Computer Reference
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 81
A number of MIDI settings need to be made when you
connect the instrument to a computer. The PC Mode
item can conveniently make multiple settings for you in
one operation. Three settings are available: PC1, PC2,
and OFF. Press the [PC] button to call up the PC Mode
display, and select PC1 or PC2, as required. The setting
you choose will set parameters such as Local ON/OFF,
External Clock ON/OFF, and others for optimum opera-
tion with a sequencer application on your computer, for
example. Refer to page 72 for details about the MIDI
settings.
Setting the PC Mode
1 Press the [PC] button so that the FUNCTION
display PC Mode item appears.
2 Use the dial or the [+] and [-] buttons to
select PC1, PC2, or OFF.
You can also use this instrument as a remote control
device for the Digital Music Notebook application on
your computer (via the USB connection) controlling
playback, stop and transport functions from the panel.
Remote control keys
DGX-505: To use the remote control functions, simulta-
neously hold down the lowest two keys on the keyboard
(A-1 and A#-1) and press the appropriate key (shown
below).
DGX-305: To use the remote control functions, simulta-
neously hold down the lowest two keys on the keyboard
(E0 and F#0) and press the appropriate key (shown
below).
MIDI (PC Mode) Settings For Computer Connection
PC1 PC2 PC Mode = OFF
Local OFF OFF ON
External Clock ON OFF OFF
Keyboard Out OFF ON ON
Style Out OFF OFF ON
Song Out OFF OFF ON
Set the PC mode to PC2 when using Digital Music Notebook* in the
supplied CD-ROM.
* Digital Music Notebook is a software application for handling songs
and scores on your computer. Refer to the applications online help
le for more information.
NOTE
When the PC2 setting is selected the instruments style, song,
demo, song recording, and lesson features cannot be used.
NOTE
You can also access the PC Mode item by rst pressing the [FUNC-
TION] button and then using the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
locate it (page 70).
fr
NOTE
Remote control of MIDI devices
A-1
A#-1
C7: Fast forward
B6: Start
A6: Stop
G6: Rewind
F6: Top (move to the beginning of
the song)
E6: Metronome ON/OFF
E0
F#0
G6: Fast forward
F6: Start
E6: Stop
D6: Rewind
C6: Top (move to the beginning of
the song)
B5: Metronome ON/OFF
Remote control of MIDI devices will function independently of the PC2
mode.
NOTE
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82 DGX-505/305 Owners Manual
This instrument can access two types of memory for
storage and retrieval of song data: SmartMedia and ash
memory. When song les are transferred to these mem-
ory media from your computer they can be used with
the instruments performance assistant technology or
Lesson functions.
In order to transfer songs between your computer and
the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft
Downloader application and the USB-MIDI Driver
included on the Accessory CD-ROM on your computer.
Refer to the Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide on
page 84 for installation details.
With the Musicsoft Downloader You
Can
Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the
Internet or created on your computer from the com-
puter to the instruments SmartMedia or ash mem-
ory.
See page 82 for the procedure.
The procedure for transferring songs included on
the Accessory CD-ROM from your computer to
the instrument is given as an example.
Use Musicsoft Downloader To
Transfer Songs From the Accessory
CD-ROM To the Instruments Smart-
Media/ash memory
1 Before transferring to the instruments
SmartMedia memory Insert a SmartMedia
card into the card slot, and make sure that Media
Select (page 67) is set to SmartMedia.
Before transferring to the instruments
ash memory Make sure that Media Select is
set to Flash Memory.
2 Install the Musicsoft Downloader application
and the USB-MIDI driver on your computer
(page 85 87).
3 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your com-
puters CD-ROM drive. The start window
should appear automatically, and close the
window.
4 Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader
shortcut icon that is created on the desktop.
This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader
application and the main window will
appear.
5 Click the Add File button and the Add File
window will appear.
6 Click the [] button to the right of Look in
and select the CD-ROM drive from the drop-
down menu that appears. Double-click the
SongCollection Folder on the window.
Select the le you want to transfer to the
instrument, and click Open.
Transferring Song Files From a Computer
Data That Can be Transferred From a Computer
To This Instrument
Song Capacity (max.) SmartMedia 894 songs
(Song numbers 036 929)
Flash memory 512 songs
(Song numbers 036 547)
Data Capacity Flash memory 875 kb
Data Format SMF format 0/1, SFF
Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet
Explorer 5.5 or higher.
The following are required in order to transfer song les to the instru-
ments memory media:
USB cable.
SmartMedia (when transferring to SmartMedia memory).
USB cables and SmartMedia cards can be purchased at an electrical
goods or computer supply store.
NOTE
If a song or style is being played, stop playback before proceeding.
Also, if the File Control display is showing press the [EXIT] button to
return to the MAIN display.
NOTE
The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader
is running.
NOTE
q Click the CD-ROM drive
w Double-click SongCollection
Folder. Double-click for_CD
Folder and click a song le.
e Click Open
Connecting To a Computer Reference
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 83
7 A copy of the selected MIDI song le will
appear in the List of les stored tempo-
rarily at the top of the window. The cur-
rently selected memory medium will also be
displayed at the bottom of the display to
specify the destination for the transfer. Click
the memory medium.
When transferring to the instruments SmartMedia
memory, the USER FILES folder will appear in the
lower right area of the window. This folder contains
user data les (les with the .USR extension)
saved using the instruments File Control function
(page 75), and user songs (les with the .MID
extension) saved using the SMF Convert function
(page 76). The USER FILES folder is a storage area
reserved for les used by the instruments File Con-
trol function.
8 After selecting the le in the List of les
stored temporarily, click the downward
[Move] button and a conrmation message
will appear. Click [OK] and the song will be
transferred from the List of les stored tem-
porarily to the instruments memory.
When transferring to the instruments SmartMedia
memory, if you click the [Move] button while the
window is as shown in step 7, the song le will be
transferred to the SmartMedia root directory. The
transferred song le can be played back on the
instrument as song number 036 or higher.
9 Close the window to end the Musicsoft
Downloader.
10 To playback a song stored in ash mem-
ory/SmartMedia, press the [SONG] button.
Use the dial to select the song you want to
play, then press the [START/STOP] button
to start playback.
Style Files
Style les (les with the .STY extension) can be
transferred to SmartMedia using the same proce-
dure as described above. Style les transferred to
the SmartMedia root directory can be loaded into
style number 136 from the instruments File Con-
trol display and then played.
q Click the memory medium
Files transferred to a location other than the root directory in Smart-
Media, the instruments ash memory, or other media using Music-
soft Downloader cannot be deleted from the instruments File
Control display. Use the Musicsoft Downloader [Delete] button to
delete these les.
NOTE
To Use transferred Songs For Lessons or
Score Display
In order to use songs (only SMF format 0) trans-
ferred from a computer for lessons it is necessary
to specify which channels are to be played back as
the right-hand and left-hand parts. The procedure
for setting the guide track is as follows:
1 Press the [SONG] button and select the song
(036 ) residing in SmartMedia or ash mem-
ory for which you want to set the guide track.
2 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the
FUNCTION display.
3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to
select the R-Part or L-Part item.
4 Use the dial to select the channel you want to
play back as the specied right- or left-hand
part.
We recommend that you select channel 1 for the
right-hand part and channel 2 for the left-hand part.
End the Musicsoft Downloader to playback the song transferred
from your computer.
NOTE
Do not unplug the USB cable during a data transfer. Not only will
the data not be transferred and saved, but operation of the memory
media may become unstable and its contents may disappear com-
pletely when the power is turned on or off.
CAUTION
Store data can be lost due to equipment malfunction or improper
operation. For safety we recommend that you keep a copy of all
important data stored on your computer.
We recommend that you use a power adaptor rather than batteries
when transferring data. The data can be corrupted if the batteries
fail during the transfer.
CAUTION
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Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide
The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive
copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.
Use of the software and this guide is governed by the
SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT which the
purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the
software packaging. (Please read carefully the AGREE-
MENT at the end of this guide before installing the
application.)
Copying of the software or reproduction of this guide in
whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden
without the written consent of the manufacturer.
Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with
regard to the use of the software and documentation and
cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of
this guide and the software.
This disc is a CD-ROM. Do not attempt to play the disc
on an audio CD player. Doing so may result in irrepara-
ble damage to your audio CD player.
Copying of the commercially available music data is
strictly prohibited except for your personal use.
The company names and product names in this Installa-
tion Guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
Future upgrades of application and system software and
any changes in specications and functions will be
announced separately.
Software such as the USB MIDI driver may be revised
and updated without prior notice. Make sure to check
and download the latest version of the software from the
following site.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
Depending on the version of your operating system, the
screen shots and messages shown in this guide may dif-
fer to those that you see on your computer screen.
The data on this CD-ROM is compatible with computers running the Windows
operating system.
* 1 The software cannot be used when the instrument is in the follow-
ing state:
No SmartMedia card has been inserted even when the FUNC-
TION display Media Select item is set to SmartMedia.
During style or song playback.
During a lesson.
While data is being loaded from a SmartMedia card.
While the opening display is showing (the opening display is the
display that appears for a few seconds when the instruments
power is turned on).
* 2 This software includes an online manual.
* 3 This software is not supported by Yamaha Corporation.
Using the CD-ROM
Please read the Software License Agreement on page 88
before opening the CD-ROM package.
1 Check the system requirements to make
sure that the software will run on your com-
puter.
2 Insert the Accessory CD-ROM into your
computers CD-ROM drive. The start window
should appear automatically.
3 Connect the instrument to the computer.
The connection procedure is described on
page 80.
4 Install the driver on your computer and
make the necessary settings.
Refer to Installing the USB-MIDI Driver on page
85 for installation and setup instructions.
SPECIAL NOTICES
CD-ROM Contents
Folder Name Application/Data Name Contents
MSD_ Musicsoft Downloader *1 *2
This application can be used to download MIDI song data from the Internet
and transfer it from the computer to memory media supported by the instru-
ment (SmartMedia or ash memory).
DMN_ Digital Music Notebook *2
Digital Music Notebook is a major new multimedia platform for music tuition
and performance.
USBdrv_ USB Driver For Windows 98/Me
This driver software is necessary to connect MIDI devices to your computer via
USB.
USBdrv2k_ USB Driver For Windows 2000/XP
Acroread_ Acrobat Reader 5.1 *2 *3
This application allows you to read pdf-format software manuals on your com-
puter.
SongCollection
MIDI Songs (70 songs)
These songs can be transferred to the instrument for listening, score display,
and/or lessons.
Song Book (pdf le)
A pdf le contains the scores for the instruments internal songs as well as the
70 MIDI songs included on the CD-ROM (not including copyrighted songs).
Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM on an audio CD player. The result high-volume noise can poten-
tially cause hearing damage or damage your CD player and speakers.
CAUTION
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DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 85
5 Install the software.
Digital Music Notebook and Musicsoft Down-
loader:
Refer to page 87.
Acrobat reader and YAMAHA USB-MIDI Driver:
Refer to page 85.
6 Launch the software.
For further software operation refer to the online help
supplied with the software.
Installing Acrobat Reader
This application is required to read the pdf manuals sup-
plied with the software applications.
1 Click the [Acrobat Reader] button.
Four different language buttons will appear.
2 Click the [INSTALL] button for your lan-
guage.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the software.
After installation the Acrobat folder will appear in your
computers Program Files (default) folder.
Refer to Reader help in the Help menu for operating
instructions.
Installing the USB-MIDI Driver
In order to be able to communicate with and use MIDI
devices connected to your computer, the appropriate
driver software must be properly installed on your com-
puter.
The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence software and
similar applications on your computer to transmit and
receive MIDI data to and from MIDI devices via a USB
cable.
Windows 98/Me installation page 86.
Windows 2000 installation page 86.
Windows XP installation page 87.
System Requirements
Application/Data OS CPU Memory Hard Disk Display
Musicsoft Downloader
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/
XP Home Edition/
XP Professional
233 MHz or higher; Intel
Pentium
/Celeron
processor family
64 MB or more
(256 MB or more
is recommended)
at least 128 MB of
free space (at least
512 MB of free space
is recommended)
800 x 600
HighColor
(16bit)
USB Driver for Windows 98/Me Windows 98/98SE/Me
166 MHz or higher; Intel
Pentium
/Celeron
processor family
32 MB or more (64
MB or more is rec-
ommended)
at least 2 MB of free
space
XP Professional
Edition, SP1a more
Windows
XP Home
Edition, SP1a more
Windows 2000 Professional,
SP4 more
300MHz or higher; Intel
Pentium
/Celeron
Processor family (1GHz
or more is recommended)
128 MB or more
(256 MB or more
is recommended)
at least 50 MB of free
space
1024 x 768
HighColor
(16bit)
Digital Music Notebook
(Requirements for playing
content with video included.)
1GHz or higher; Intel
Pentium
/Celeron
Processor family (1.4GHz
or more is recommended)
256 MB or more
Software Installation
Uninstall (Removing the Software)
Installed software can be removed from your computer
as follows:
From the Windows Start menu select Start ! Settings !
Control panel ! Add or Remove Applications ! Install
and Uninstall. Select the item you want to remove and
click [Add or Remove]. Follow the on-screen instruc-
tions to remove the selected software.
The actual names of the menu items and buttons will depend on
the OS version you are using.
NOTE
If a previous version of Acrobat Reader is already installed on your com-
puter, be sure to uninstall the earlier version before installing the new
version.
NOTE
Check the drive name of the CD-ROM drive you will be
using (D:, E:, Q: etc.) The drive name is displayed
beside the CD-ROM icon in your My Computer
folder. The root directory of the CD-ROM drive will be
D:\, E:\, or Q:\, respectively.
Driver
USB Cable
MIDI device
Computer
Sequence
software
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Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me
1 Start the computer.
2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive. A start window will appear auto-
matically. Close the window.
3 First, make sure the POWER switch on the
instrument is set to OFF, then use a USB
cable to connect the USB terminal of the
computer to the USB connector of the
instrument. When the instrument is turned
on, the computer automatically displays the
Add New Hardware Wizard. If the Add New
Hardware Wizard does not appear, click
Add New Hardware in the Control Panel.
For Windows Me users, check the radio button to the
left of Automatic search for a better driver (Recom-
mended) and click [Next]. The system automati-
cally starts searching and installing the driver.
Proceed to Step 8. If the system does not detect the
driver, select Specify the location of the driver
(Advanced) and specify the CD-ROM drives
USBdrv_ folder to install the driver and click
[Next]. Execute the installation by following the
onscreen instructions and proceed to Step 8.
4 Click [Next].
The window enables you to select the search
method.
5 Check the radio button to the left of Search
for the best driver for your device. (Recom-
mended). Click [Next].
The window enables you to select a location in
which to install the driver.
6 Check the Specify a location box, click
Browse.., then specify the USBdrv direc-
tory of the CD-ROM drive (such as
D:\USBdrv_\) and continue the installation.
7 When the system detects the driver on the
CD-ROM and is ready for installation, it is
shown as a message on the screen. Make
sure that the YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver is
listed, and click [Next]. The system starts
the installation.
8 When installation is complete, a message
indicating so appears. Click [Finish].
The driver has been installed.
Installing the driver on Windows 2000
1 Start the computer and use the Administra-
tor account to log into Windows 2000.
2 Select [My Computer] [Control Panel]
[System] [Hardware] [Driver Signing]
[File Signature Verication], and check the
radio button to the left of Ignore Install
all les, regardless of le signature and
click [OK].
3 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive. A start window will appear auto-
matically. Close the window.
4 First, make sure the POWER switch on the
instrument is set to OFF, then use a USB
cable to connect the USB connector of the
computer to the USB connector of the
instrument. When the instrument is turned
on, the computer automatically displays the
Found New Hardware Wizard. Click [Next].
5 Check the radio button to the left of Search
for a suitable driver for my device. (Recom-
mended). Click [Next].
The window that appears enables you to select a
location in which to install the driver.
6 Check the CD-ROM drives box and
uncheck all other items. Click [Next].
7 When the installation is complete, the sys-
tem displays Completing the Found New
Hardware Wizard. Click [Finish].
8 Restart the computer.
The driver has been installed.
If you are using Windows Me, skip Step 4 7.
NOTE
Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen
after the installation is complete.
NOTE
The system may ask you to insert a Windows CD-ROM while it
checks for the driver. Specify the USBdrv2k_ directory of the CD-
ROM drive (such as D:\USBdrv2k_\) and continue the installation.
NOTE
Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen
after the installation is complete.
NOTE
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Installing the driver on Windows XP
1 Start the computer.
2 Select [Start] [Control Panel]. If the con-
trol panel appears as Pick a category, click
Switch to Classic View in the upper left of
the window. All control panels and icons will
be displayed.
3 Go to [System] [Hardware] [Driver Sign-
ing Options] and check the radio button to
the left of Ignore and click [OK].
4 Click the [OK] button to close System Prop-
erties, and then click X in the upper right
of the window to close the Control Panel.
5 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive. A start window will appear auto-
matically. Close the window.
6 First, make sure the POWER switch on the
instrument is set to OFF, then use a USB
cable to connect the USB connector of the
computer to the USB connector of the
instrument. When the instrument is turned
on, the computer automatically displays the
Found New Hardware Wizard.
7 Check the radio button to the left of Install
the software automatically. (Recom-
mended). Click [Next]. The system starts
the installation.
8 When the installation is complete, the sys-
tem displays Completing the Found New
Hardware Wizard. Click [Finish].
9 Restart the computer. The driver has been
installed.
The driver has been installed.
Installing the Musicsoft Downloader
and Digital Music Notebook Appli-
cations
1 Insert the Accessory CD-ROM into your
computers CD-ROM drive. The start window
will appear automatically showing software
applications.
2 Click [Musicsoft Downloader] or [Digital
Music Notebook].
3 Click [install] button, and follow the on-
screen instructions to install the software.
For Digital Music Notebook operating instructions
see the help menu: launch the Digital Music Note-
book application and click Help.
For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions
see the Help menu: launch the Musicsoft Down-
loader application and click Help.
* You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft
Downloader at the following Internet URL.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
Some computers may take a few minutes to show this screen.
NOTE
Some computers may take about a few minutes to show this screen
after the installation is complete.
NOTE
You will need to log in with administrator (root) privileges in order
to install Musicsoft Downloader on a computer running Windows
2000 or XP.
You will need to log in with administrator (root) privileges in order
to install Digital Music Notebook on a computer running Windows
2000 or XP.
IMPORTANT
When installing the Digital Music Notebook, make sure that Inter-
net Explorer 6.0 (with SP1) or higher is installed to your computer.
IMPORTANT
Credit card settlement is required to purchase Digital Music Note-
book content. Credit card processing may not be possible for
some areas, so please check with your local authorities to make
sure that your credit card can be used.
IMPORTANT
If the start window does not appear automatically, double click your
My Computer folder to open it. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and
select Open from the pop-up menu. Double click Start.exe and
proceed to step 2, below.
NOTE
Only Musicsoft Downloader can be used to transfer les between
this instrument and a computer. No other le transfer application
can be used.
IMPORTANT
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Troubleshooting
For the DGX-505/305
Problem Possible Cause and Solution
When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping
sound is temporarily produced.
This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power.
When using a mobile phone, noise is produced.
Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may produce inter-
ference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from
the instrument.
There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or
when a song or style is being played back.
Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear
panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is out-
put.
Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 80.)
Is the FILE CONTROL display showing? The instruments keyboard, etc., will
not produce any sound while the FILE CONTROL display is showing. Press
the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.
Playing keys in the right hand area of the keyboard does
not produce any sound.
When using the Dictionary function (page 63), the keys in the right hand area
are used only for entering the chord root and type.
The volume is too soft.
The sound quality is poor.
The rhythm stops unexpectedly or will not play.
The recorded data of the song, etc. does not play cor-
rectly.
The LCD display suddenly goes dark, and all panel set-
tings are reset.
The batteries are low or dead. Replace all six batteries with completely new
ones, or use the included AC adaptor.
SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT
The following is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and
Yamaha Corporation (Yamaha). The enclosed Yamaha software
program is licensed by Yamaha to the original purchaser for use only
on the terms set forth herein. Please read this licensing agreement
with care. Opening this package indicates that you accept all terms
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 89
The style or song does not play back when the [START/
STOP] button is pressed.
Is External Clock set to ON? Make sure External Clock is set to OFF; refer to
External Clock on page 80.
The style does not sound properly.
Make sure that the Style Volume (page 71) is set to an appropriate level.
Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the cords you are playing? Set
the split point at an appropriate key (page 59).
Is the ACMP indicator showing in the display? If it is not showing press the
[ACMP ON/OFF] button so that it does show.
No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/
STOP] button is pressed after selecting style number
112 or a style between 124 and 135 (Pianist).
This is not a malfunction. Style number 112 and style numbers 124 135
(Pianist) have no rhythm parts, so no rhythm will play. The other parts will
begin playing when you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the key-
board if style playback is turned on.
Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the sound seems
to be cut off.
The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If the Dual voice
or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same
time, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or stolen) from the accompani-
ment or song.
The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the oppo-
site effect. For example, pressing the footswitch cuts off
the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds.
The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the footswitch plug is
properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.
The sound of the voice changes from note to note.
This is normal. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings
(samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; thus, the actual
sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note.
The Demo display is shown in Japanese, and/or there
are Japanese characters in the display messages.
Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to English.
(See page 22)
The FILE CONTROL display cant be selected, even
though a SmartMedia card is inserted in the card slot.
The FUNCTION display Media Select item might be set to Flash Memory.
Media Select must be set to SmartMedia in order to use SmartMedia mem-
ory.
The appropriate display does not appear when the
[SONG], [EASY SONG ARRANGER], [STYLE], or
[VOICE] button is pressed.
Is another display showing? Try pressing the [EXIT] button to return to the
MAIN display, and then pressing one of the mentioned buttons.
The wrong notes sound when the keyboard is played.
Perhaps the performance assistant technology is turned on.
Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to turn it off.
The ACMP indicator does not appear when the [ACMP
ON/OFF] button is pressed.
Is the [STYLE] button lit? Always press the [STYLE] button rst when you are
going to use any style-related function.
The song number (036 ) of an external song le trans-
ferred to SmartMedia memory from a computer does
not appear.
Perhaps Media Select is set to Flash Memory. Make sure that Media Select is
set to SmartMedia (page 67).
The song number (036 ) of an external song le trans-
ferred to ash memory from a computer does not
appear.
Perhaps Media Select is set to SmartMedia. Make sure that Media Select is
set to Flash Memory (page 67).
There is no harmony sound.
The harmony effects (01 26) behave differently according to their type.
Types 01 05 function when style playback is on, chords are played in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard, and a melody is played in the right-
hand range. Types 06 26 will function whether style playback is on or off. For
types 06 = 12 you need to play two notes at the same time.
Problem Possible Cause and Solution
Troubleshooting
90 DGX-505/305 Owners Manual
For the included software
Is the USB cable connected correctly?
Check the USB cable connection. Disconnect the USB
cable, then connect it again.
Is the USB function enabled on your computer?
When you connect the instrument to the computer for
the rst time, if the Add New Hardware Wizard does
not appear, the USB function on the computer may be
disabled. Perform the following steps.
1 Select [Control Panel] [System] [Device Manager]
(for Windows 98/Me), or select [Control Panel]* [Sys-
tem] [Hardware] [Device Manager] (for Windows
2000/XP).
* Classic View only in Windows XP.
2 Make sure that no ! or x marks appear at Universal
serial bus controller or USB Root Hub. If you see an
! or x mark, the USB controller is disabled.
Is any unknown device registered?
If driver installation fails, the instrument will be marked
as an Unknown device, and you will not be able to
install the driver. Delete the Unknown device by fol-
lowing the steps below.
1 Select [Control Panel] [System] [Device Manager]
(for Windows 98/Me), or select [Control Panel]* [Sys-
tem] [Hardware] [Device Manager] (for Windows
2000/XP).
* Classic View only in Windows XP.
2 Look for Other devices in the menu View devices by
type.
3 If you nd Other devices, double-click it to extend the
tree to look for Unknown device. If one appears, select
it and click the [Remove] button.
4 Remove the USB cable from the instrument, and make
the connection again.
5 Install the driver again.
Windows 98/Me users.......... see page 86
Windows 2000 users............ see page 86
Windows XP users ............... see page 87
Did you install the driver? (page 85)
Is the USB cable connected correctly?
Are the volume settings of the instrument, playback
device, and application program set to the appropri-
ate levels?
Have you selected an appropriate port in the
sequence software?
Are you using the latest USB MIDI driver? The latest
driver can be downloaded from the following web
site.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
Does your computer satisfy the system requirements?
Is any other application or device driver running?
Do not suspend the computer while the MIDI appli-
cation is running.
If you are using Windows 2000, you may not be able to
suspend/resume normally, depending on the particular
environment (USB Host Controller, etc.). Even so, sim-
ply disconnecting and connecting the USB cable will
allow you to use the instrument functions again.
Windows Me/98
1 When the instrument is recognized correctly, double-
click System in the Control Panel to open the System
window.
2 Double-click the Device Manager tab, select YAMAHA
USB MIDI Driver and delete it.
3 Use the MS-DOS prompt or Explorer to delete the fol-
lowing three les.
4 Disconnect the USB cable.
5 Restart the computer.
6 Re-install the driver.
The driver cannot be installed.
When controlling the instrument from your
computer via USB, the instrument does not
operate correctly or no sound is heard.
Playback response is delayed.
Cannot suspend or resume the computer cor-
rectly.
How can I delete or re-install the driver?
To delete these les using Explorer, select Folder Options from
the Tool (View) menu, and select Show all les (and folders).
\WINDOWS\INF\OTHER\***.INF
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Xgusb.drv
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Ymidusb.sys
NOTE
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 91
Messages
LCD Message Comment
Access error!
Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the SmartMedia or the
ash memory.
All Memory Clearing...
Displayed while erasing all data in the ash memory. Never turn the
power off during data transmission.
Are you sure? Conrms whether Song Clear or Track Clear is executed or not.
Backup Clearing... Displayed while clearing the back-up data in the ash memory.
Cancel Displayed when the transmission of Initial or Bulk-Send is cancelled.
Clearing... Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear of the user songs.
Com Mode
Displayed when the Musicsoft Downloader is started on the PC con-
nected to the keyboard. This will not be displayed while the instrument is
played back.
Completed
Indicates the specied job completion such as data saving and transmis-
sion.
Create Directory
Displayed while creating a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader applica-
tion.
Data Error! Displayed when the user song contains illegal data.
Delete File Displayed while deleting a song le in the Musicsoft Downloader.
Delete OK ? Conrms whether the Delete job is executed or not.
Delete Directory Displayed while deleting a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader.
Deleting... Displayed while the delete function is engaged.
End
Displayed when the transmission of Initial or Bulk-Send has been com-
pleted.
Error! Displayed when writing has failed.
File information area is not large enough.
Indicates that saving data in the SmartMedia cannot be executed since
the total number of les have become too many.
File is not found. Indicates there is no le.
File too large. Loading is impossible.
Indicates that loading data cannot be executed since the le data is too
large.
Flash Clearing...
Displayed while clearing the song data transmitted to the internal ash
memory.
Format OK ? Conrms whether formatting the SmartMedia is executed or not.
Formatting... Displayed while formatting.
Load OK ? Conrms whether loading is executed or not.
Loading... Displayed while loading data.
Media is not inserted. Displayed when accessing the SmartMedia while it is not inserted.
Media capacity is full.
Displayed when saving data cannot be executed since the SmartMedia
memory becomes full.
Memory Full
Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during song record-
ing.
MIDI receive buffer overow.
Displayed when too much MIDI data was received at one time and failed
to proceed.
Move File Displayed while moving a le in the Musicsoft Downloader.
Now Writing...
(Dont turn off the power now, otherwise
the data may be damaged.)
Displayed while writing data in the memory. Never turn the power off
while writing. Doing so may result in data loss.
Overwrite ? Conrms whether overwriting is executed or not.
Please Wait...
Displayed when executing the jobs that take some time, such as display-
ing scores and lyrics.
Receive error! Displayed when an error occurs during receiving bulk data.
Receiving... Displayed while receiving bulk data.
Rename File
Displayed while rewriting the song le name in the Musicsoft Down-
loader.
Save OK ? Conrms whether saving is executed or not.
Saved data is not found. Displayed when the data to be saved doesnt exist.
Saves the selected melody and style.
(Dont turn off the power now, otherwise
the data may be damaged.)
Indicates to save the selected melody voice and style. Never turn the
power off while saving. Doing so may result in data loss.
Messages
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Saving...
Displayed while saving data in the memory. Never turn the power off
while saving. Doing so may result in data loss.
Send OK? Conrms whether the data transmission is executed or not.
Sending... Displayed while transmitting data.
Since the media is in use now, this
function is not available.
Indicates that the le control function is currently unavailable since the
SmartMedia is being accessed.
Sure ? Reconrms whether each operation is executed or not.
The limit of the media has been reached.
Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the folder/directory
structure has become too complicated.
The media is not formatted. Indicates the inserted SmartMedia has not been formatted.
The media is write-protected.
Indicates that the inserted SmartMedia cannot be written since it is write-
protected. Remove the write-protect seal before use.
The song data is too large to be
converted to notation.
Indicates that the score cannot be displayed since the song data is too
large.
There are too many les.
Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the total number of
les exceeds the capacity.
This function is not available now.
Indicates the designated function is not available since the instrument is
executing another job.
[nnn] le name
Indicates the le name of the currently transmitting song. nnn indicates
the receiving block.
LCD Message Comment
Not all the messages are listed in the table: the messages necessary to be explained only.
NOTE
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 93
Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-505 Only)
The parts shown in the Assembly Parts illustration will be used. Follow the assembly instructions and select the parts as
needed.
z Attach the stand bases.
Making sure that the boards are facing the proper direc-
tion (the holes should face inside). The left and right side
boards are the same shape. Insert the joint connectors w
into the holes as shown. The joint connectors have been
installed properly if you can see a plus mark on the con-
nector.
Attach the stand bases to the rear of the side boards,
using the 6 x 70 mm round head screws q. The left and
right stand bases are the same shape, and there is no differ-
ence between their front-to-back orientation. If you have
trouble screwing in the screws, use a screwdriver to rotate
the joint connectors to the appropriate position the !
mark on the joint connectors indicates the location of the
screw hole.
Have a phillips-head (+) screwdriver ready.
Read these cautions carefully before you assemble or use the keyboard stand.
These cautions are to promote safe use of the stand and to prevent injury and damage
from occurring to you and others. By following these cautions carefully, your keyboard
stand will provide you with safe and prolonged use.
Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction. Please
assemble in accordance with the sequence given below.
Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons.
Be sure to use the correct screw size, as indicated above. Use of incorrect screws can cause dam-
age.
Use the stand after assembly is complete. An uncompleted stand may overturn or the keyboard
may drop.
Always place the stand on a at, stable surface. Placing the stand on uneven surfaces may cause it
to become unstable or overturn, the keyboard to drop, or injury.
Do not use the stand for anything other than its designed purpose. Placing other objects on the
stand may result in the object dropping or the stand overturning.
Do not apply excessive force to the keyboard as it may cause the stand to overturn or the keyboard
to drop.
Make sure the stand is sturdy and safe, and all screws have been tight and rm before use. If not,
the stand may overturn, the keyboard may drop, or may result in injury to the user.
To disassemble, reverse the assembly sequence given below.
CAUTION
q 6 x 70 mm round head
screws (4 pcs.)
Side
boards
Stand
bases
Back board
w Joint connectors (4 pcs.)
e 6 x 30 mm round head screws
(4 pcs.)
r 5 x 16 mm round head
screws (4 pcs.)
Assembly Parts (DGX-505 only)
1
w Joint connectors
q 6 x 70 mm round
head screws
Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-505 Only)
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x Attach the back board.
Attach the back board, using the 6 x 30 mm round head
screws e.
There is no particular vertical or left-to-right orientation
for the back board, and it can be installed either way.
Be careful not to drop the back board or touch the sharp metal t-
tings.
c Put the keyboard on the stand.
Carefully place the keyboard on the side boards.
There is no back-to-front orientation for the stand, and
the keyboard can be placed on it facing either direction.
Slowly move the keyboard so that the holes on the bottom
of the keyboard are properly aligned with the holes on the
angle brackets.
Be careful not to drop the keyboard or to get your ngers caught
between the keyboard and the stand parts.
v Install the keyboard to the stand.
Fix the keyboard to the angle brackets, using the 5 x 16
mm round head screws r.
2
e 6 x 30 mm round head screws
3
4
r 5 x 16 mm round
head screws
Post-assembly checklist
Once youve assembled the stand, check the following points:
Are there any parts left over?
If so, read the assembly instructions again and correct any
errors you might have made.
Is the instrument clear of doors and other movable xtures?
If not, move the instrument to an appropriate location.
Does the instrument make a rattling noise when you play it or
move it?
If so, properly tighten all screws.
Also, if the keyboard makes a creaking noise or seems
unsteady when you play it, refer carefully to the assembly
instructions and diagrams and retighten all screws.
CAUTION
CAUTION
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 95
Specications
Keyboards
DGX-505: 88-key light-weighted box type (A-1 C7), with
Touch Response.
DGX-305: 76-key box type (E0 G6), with Touch Response.
Display
320 x 240 dots backlit graphic LCD
Setup
STANDBY/ON
MASTER VOLUME: MIN - MAX
LCD CONTRAST Control
Panel Controls
SONG, VOICE, STYLE, EASY SONG ARRANGER, FILE
CONTROL, EXECUTE, PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT,
PC, LESSON L/R, LESSON MODE, LESSON REPEAT &
LEARN, METRONOME, PORTABLE GRAND, LYRICS,
SCORE, EXIT, DEMO, FUNCTION, TOUCH, HARMONY,
DUAL, SPLIT, TEMPO/TAP, [0] [9], [+], [], CATEGORY,
Dial, ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC STOP, SYNC START,
START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN/AUTO FILL,
REGIST. MEMORY ([] (MEMORY/BANK), [1], [2]),
SONG MEMORY (REC, [1] [5], [A])
Realtime Control
Pitch Bend Wheel
Voice
121 panel voices + 12 drum kits + 359 XGlite voices
+ 2 XGlite optional voices
Polyphony: 32
DUAL
SPLIT
Style
135 Preset Styles + 1 User Style file
Style Control: ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC STOP,
SYNC START, START/STOP,
INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN/AUTO FILL
Fingering: Multi fingering
Style Volume
Card Slot
3.3V SmartMedia
Education Feature
Dictionary
Lesson 1-3, Lesson Repeat & Learn
Registration Memory
8 banks x 2 types
Function
VOLUME: Style Volume, Song Volume
OVERALL: Tuning, Transpose, Split Point, Touch Sensi-
tivity, Pitch Bend Range
MAIN VOICE: Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Send Level,
Chorus Send Level
DUAL VOICE: Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Send Level,
Chorus Send Level
SPLIT VOICE: Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Send Level,
Chorus Send Level
EFFECT: Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Panel Sustain
HARMONY: Harmony Type, Harmony Volume
PC: PC1/PC2/Off
MIDI: Local On/Off, External Clock, Initial Setup
Send, Keyboard Out, Style Out, Song Out,
Bulk Send
METRONOME: Time Signature, Metronome Volume
SCORE: Quantize
LESSON: Lesson Track (R), Lesson Track (L), Grade
UTILITY: Media Select, Demo Cancel
LANGUAGE: Language Select (English/Japanese)
Effects
Reverb: 9 types
Chorus: 4 types
Harmony: 26 types
Song
30 Preset Songs + 5 User Songs + Accessory CD-ROM
Songs (70)
Song Clear, Track Clear
Song Volume
Performance assistant technology
Chord Type/Melody Type
Recording
Song
User Song: 5 Songs
Recording Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, STYLE
MIDI
Local On/Off Initial Setup Send External Clock
Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out
Bulk Send
Auxiliary jacks
PHONES/OUTPUT, DC IN 12V, USB, SUSTAIN
Amplier
6W + 6W
Speakers
12cm x 2 + 3cm x 2
Power Consumption (when using PA-5D power adaptor)
22W
Power Supply
Adaptor: Yamaha PA-5D AC power adaptor
Batteries: Six D size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent
batteries
Dimensions (W x D x H)
DGX-505: 1,376 x 431 x 173 mm
(54-1/8" x 17" x 6-3/4")
* with keyboard stand: 1,376 x 485 x 804 mm
(54-1/8" x 19-1/8" x 31-2/3")
DGX-305: 1,178 x 412 x 173 mm
(46-3/8" x 16-1/4" x 6-3/4")
Weight
DGX-505: 13.5kg (29 lbs. 12 oz.) (not including batteries)
DGX-305: 9.2kg (20 lbs. 5 oz.) (not including batteries)
Keyboard Stand (DGX-505 only): 7.5kg (16 lbs. 9 oz.)
Supplied Accessories
Music Rest
Accessory CD-ROM
Owners Manual
Foot Switch (DGX-505 only)
Keyboard Stand (DGX-505 only)
* Specifications and descriptions in this owners manual are for
information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right
to change or modify products or specifications at any time
without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or op-
tions may not be the same in every locale, please check with
your Yamaha dealer.
Optional Accessories
AC Power Adaptor: PA-5D/PA-5C
Footswitch: FC4/FC5
Keyboard Stand: LW-15/LW-16 (DGX-305 only)
* The DGX-505 additionally comes supplied with an FC5 foot-
switch and keyboard stand.
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Voice List
Maximum Polyphony
The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it
can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what
functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the avail-
able notes, so when auto accompaniment is used the total number of
available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly
reduced. The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions. If
the maximum polyphony is exceeded, earlier played notes will be
cut off and the most recent notes have priority (last note priority).
Panel Voice List
The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers
for each voice. Use these program change numbers
when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external
device.
Program Numbers 001 to 128 directly relate to MIDI
Program Change Numbers 000 to 127. That is, Pro-
gram Numbers and Program Change Numbers differ
by a value of 1. Remember to take this into consider-
ation.
Some voices may sound continuously or have a long
decay after the notes have been released while the
sustain pedal (footswitch) is held.
NOTE
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
PIANO
001 000 113 001 Live! Grand Piano
002 000 114 001 Live! Warm Grand Piano
003 000 112 001 Grand Piano
004 000 112 002 Bright Piano
005 000 112 004 Honky-tonk Piano
006 000 112 003 MIDI Grand Piano
007 000 113 003 CP 80
008 000 112 007 Harpsichord
E.PIANO
009 000 114 005 Cool! Galaxy Electric Piano
010 000 118 005 Cool! Suitcase Electric Piano
011 000 119 005 Cool! Electric Piano
012 000 112 005 Funky Electric Piano
013 000 112 006 DX Modern Electric Piano
014 000 113 006 Hyper Tines
015 000 114 006 Venus Electric Piano
016 000 114 008 E.Clavichord
017 000 112 008 Clavi
ORGAN
018 000 118 019 Cool! Organ
019 000 112 017 Jazz Organ 1
020 000 113 017 Jazz Organ 2
021 000 112 018 Click Organ
022 000 116 017 Bright Organ
023 000 112 019 Rock Organ
024 000 114 019 Purple Organ
025 000 118 017 16'+2' Organ
026 000 119 017 16'+4' Organ
027 000 114 017 Theater Organ
028 000 112 020 Church Organ
029 000 113 020 Chapel Organ
030 000 112 021 Reed Organ
ACCORDION
031 000 113 022 Traditional Accordion
032 000 112 022 Musette Accordion
033 000 113 024 Bandoneon
034 000 112 023 Harmonica
GUITAR
035 000 112 025 Classical Guitar
036 000 112 026 Folk Guitar
037 000 113 026 12Strings Guitar
038 000 112 027 Jazz Guitar
039 000 113 027 Octave Guitar
040 000 112 028 Clean Guitar
041 000 117 028 60's Clean Guitar
042 000 112 029 Muted Guitar
043 000 112 030 Overdriven Guitar
044 000 112 031 Distortion Guitar
BASS
045 000 112 033 Acoustic Bass
046 000 112 034 Finger Bass
047 000 112 035 Pick Bass
048 000 112 036 Fretless Bass
049 000 112 037 Slap Bass
050 000 112 039 Synth Bass
051 000 113 039 Hi-Q Bass
052 000 113 040 Dance Bass
STRINGS
053 000 116 050 Live! Orchestra
054 000 112 049 String Ensemble
055 000 112 050 Chamber Strings
056 000 112 051 Synth Strings
057 000 113 050 Slow Strings
058 000 112 045 Tremolo Strings
059 000 112 046 Pizzicato Strings
060 000 112 041 Violin
061 000 112 043 Cello
062 000 112 044 Contrabass
063 000 112 106 Banjo
064 000 112 047 Harp
065 000 112 056 Orchestra Hit
CHOIR
066 000 112 053 Choir
067 000 113 053 Vocal Ensemble
068 000 112 054 Vox Humana
069 000 112 055 Air Choir
SAXOPHONE
070 000 117 067 Sweet! Tenor Sax
071 000 113 065 Sweet! Soprano Sax
072 000 112 067 Tenor Sax
073 000 112 066 Alto Sax
074 000 112 065 Soprano Sax
075 000 112 068 Baritone Sax
076 000 114 067 Breathy Tenor Sax
077 000 112 069 Oboe
078 000 112 072 Clarinet
079 000 112 070 English Horn
080 000 112 071 Bassoon
TRUMPET
081 000 115 057 Sweet! Trumpet
082 000 112 057 Trumpet
083 000 112 060 Muted Trumpet
084 000 112 058 Trombone
085 000 113 058 Trombone Section
086 000 112 061 French Horn
087 000 112 059 Tuba
BRASS
088 000 112 062 Brass Section
089 000 113 062 Big Band Brass
090 000 119 062 Mellow Horns
091 000 112 063 Synth Brass
092 000 113 063 80s Brass
093 000 114 063 Techno Brass
FLUTE
094 000 114 074 Sweet! Flute
095 000 113 076 Sweet! Pan Flute
096 000 112 074 Flute
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
Voice List
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XGlite Voice/XGlite Optional Voice* List
097 000 112 073 Piccolo
098 000 112 076 Pan Flute
099 000 112 075 Recorder
100 000 112 080 Ocarina
SYNTH LEAD
101 000 112 081 Square Lead
102 000 112 082 Sawtooth Lead
103 000 112 086 Voice Lead
104 000 112 099 Star Dust
105 000 112 101 Brightness
106 000 115 082 Analogon
107 000 119 082 Fargo
SYNTH PAD
108 000 118 089 SweetHeaven
109 000 112 089 Fantasia
110 000 113 101 Bell Pad
111 000 112 092 Xenon Pad
112 000 112 095 Equinox
113 000 113 090 Dark Moon
PERCUSSION
114 000 112 012 Vibraphone
115 000 112 013 Marimba
116 000 112 014 Xylophone
117 000 112 0115 Steel Drums
118 000 112 009 Celesta
119 000 112 011 Music Box
120 000 112 015 Tubular Bells
121 000 112 048 Timpani
DRUM KITS (See page 100)
122 127 000 001 Standard Kit 1
123 127 000 002 Standard Kit 2
124 127 000 009 Room Kit
125 127 000 017 Rock Kit
126 127 000 025 Electronic Kit
127 127 000 026 Analog Kit
128 127 000 028 Dance Kit
129 127 000 033 Jazz Kit
130 127 000 041 Brush Kit
131 127 000 049 Symphony Kit
132 126 000 001 SFX Kit 1
133 126 000 002 SFX Kit 2
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
PIANO
134 000 000 001 Grand Piano
135 000 001 001 Grand Piano KSP
136 000 040 001 Piano Strings
137 000 041 001 Dream
138 000 000 002 Bright Piano
139 000 001 002 Bright Piano KSP
140 000 000 003 Electric Grand Piano
141 000 001 003 Electric Grand Piano KSP
142 000 032 003 Detuned CP80
143 000 000 004 Honky-tonk Piano
144 000 001 004 Honky-tonk Piano KSP
145 000 000 005 Electric Piano 1
146 000 001 005 Electric Piano 1 KSP
147 000 032 005 Chorus Electric Piano 1
148 000 000 006 Electric Piano 2
149 000 001 006 Electric Piano 2 KSP
*150 000 032 006 Chorus Electric Piano 2
151 000 041 006 DX + Analog Electric Piano
152 000 000 007 Harpsichord
153 000 001 007 Harpsichord KSP
154 000 035 007 Harpsichord 3
155 000 000 008 Clavi
156 000 001 008 Clavi KSP
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
CHROMATIC
157 000 000 009 Celesta
158 000 000 010 Glockenspiel
159 000 000 011 Music Box
160 000 064 011 Orgel
161 000 000 012 Vibraphone
162 000 001 012 Vibraphone KSP
163 000 000 013 Marimba
164 000 001 013 Marimba KSP
165 000 064 013 Sine Marimba
166 000 097 013 Balimba
167 000 098 013 Log Drums
168 000 000 014 Xylophone
169 000 000 015 Tubular Bells
170 000 096 015 Church Bells
171 000 097 015 Carillon
172 000 000 016 Dulcimer
173 000 035 016 Dulcimer 2
174 000 096 016 Cimbalom
175 000 097 016 Santur
ORGAN
176 000 000 017 DrawOrg
177 000 032 017 Detuned DrawOrg
178 000 033 017 60's DrawOrg 1
179 000 034 017 60's DrawOrg 2
180 000 035 017 70's DrawOrg 1
181 000 037 017 60's DrawOrg 3
182 000 040 017 16+2'2/3
183 000 064 017 Organ Bass
184 000 065 017 70's DrawOrg 2
185 000 066 017 Cheezy Organ
186 000 067 017 DrawOrg 3
187 000 000 018 Percussive Organ
188 000 024 018 70's Percussive Organ
189 000 032 018 Detuned Percussive Organ
190 000 033 018 Light Organ
191 000 037 018 Percussive Organ 2
192 000 000 019 Rock Organ
193 000 064 019 Rotary Organ
194 000 065 019 Slow Rotary
195 000 066 019 Fast Rotary
196 000 000 020 Church Organ
197 000 032 020 Church Organ 3
198 000 035 020 Church Organ 2
199 000 040 020 Notre Dame
200 000 064 020 Organ Flute
201 000 065 020 Tremolo Organ Flute
202 000 000 021 Reed Organ
203 000 040 021 Puff Organ
204 000 000 022 Accordion
205 000 000 023 Harmonica
206 000 032 023 Harmonica 2
207 000 000 024 Tango Accordion
208 000 064 024 Tango Accordion 2
GUITAR
209 000 000 025 Nylon Guitar
210 000 043 025 Velocity Guitar Harmonics
211 000 096 025 Ukulele
212 000 000 026 Steel Guitar
213 000 035 026 12-string Guitar
214 000 040 026 Nylon & Steel Guitar
215 000 041 026 Steel Guitar with Body Sound
216 000 096 026 Mandolin
217 000 000 027 Jazz Guitar
218 000 032 027 Jazz Amp
219 000 000 028 Clean Guitar
220 000 032 028 Chorus Guitar
221 000 000 029 Muted Guitar
222 000 040 029 Funk Guitar 1
223 000 041 029 Muted Steel Guitar
224 000 045 029 Jazz Man
225 000 000 030 Overdriven Guitar
226 000 043 030 Guitar Pinch
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
98 DGX-505/305 Owners Manual
Voice List
227 000 000 031 Distortion Guitar
228 000 040 031 Feedback Guitar
229 000 041 031 Feedback Guitar 2
230 000 000 032 Guitar Harmonics
231 000 065 032 Guitar Feedback
232 000 066 032 Guitar Harmonics 2
BASS
233 000 000 033 Acoustic Bass
234 000 040 033 Jazz Rhythm
235 000 045 033 Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass
236 000 000 034 Finger Bass
237 000 018 034 Finger Dark
238 000 040 034 Bass & Distorted Electric Guitar
239 000 043 034 Finger Slap Bass
240 000 045 034 Finger Bass 2
241 000 065 034 Modulated Bass
242 000 000 035 Pick Bass
243 000 028 035 Muted Pick Bass
244 000 000 036 Fretless Bass
245 000 032 036 Fretless Bass 2
246 000 033 036 Fretless Bass 3
247 000 034 036 Fretless Bass 4
248 000 000 037 Slap Bass 1
249 000 032 037 Punch Thumb Bass
250 000 000 038 Slap Bass 2
251 000 043 038 Velocity Switch Slap
252 000 000 039 Synth Bass 1
253 000 040 039 Techno Synth Bass
254 000 000 040 Synth Bass 2
255 000 006 040 Mellow Synth Bass
256 000 012 040 Sequenced Bass
257 000 018 040 Click Synth Bass
258 000 019 040 Synth Bass 2 Dark
*259 000 040 040 Modular Synth Bass
260 000 041 040 DX Bass
STRING
261 000 000 041 Violin
262 000 008 041 Slow Violin
263 000 000 042 Viola
264 000 000 043 Cello
265 000 000 044 Contrabass
266 000 000 045 Tremolo Strings
267 000 008 045 Slow Tremolo Strings
268 000 040 045 Suspense Strings
269 000 000 046 Pizzicato Strings
270 000 000 047 Orchestral Harp
271 000 040 047 Yang Chin
272 000 000 048 Timpani
ENSEMBLE
273 000 000 049 Strings 1
274 000 003 049 Stereo Strings
275 000 008 049 Slow Strings
276 000 035 049 60's Strings
277 000 040 049 Orchestra
278 000 041 049 Orchestra 2
279 000 042 049 Tremolo Orchestra
280 000 045 049 Velocity Strings
281 000 000 050 Strings 2
282 000 003 050 Stereo Slow Strings
283 000 008 050 Legato Strings
284 000 040 050 Warm Strings
285 000 041 050 Kingdom
286 000 000 051 Synth Strings 1
287 000 000 052 Synth Strings 2
288 000 000 053 Choir Aahs
289 000 003 053 Stereo Choir
290 000 032 053 Mellow Choir
291 000 040 053 Choir Strings
292 000 000 054 Voice Oohs
293 000 000 055 Synth Voice
294 000 040 055 Synth Voice 2
295 000 041 055 Choral
296 000 064 055 Analog Voice
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
297 000 000 056 Orchestra Hit
298 000 035 056 Orchestra Hit 2
299 000 064 056 Impact
BRASS
300 000 000 057 Trumpet
301 000 032 057 Warm Trumpet
302 000 000 058 Trombone
303 000 018 058 Trombone 2
304 000 000 059 Tuba
305 000 000 060 Muted Trumpet
306 000 000 061 French Horn
307 000 006 061 French Horn Solo
308 000 032 061 French Horn 2
309 000 037 061 Horn Orchestra
310 000 000 062 Brass Section
311 000 035 062 Trumpet & Trombone Section
312 000 000 063 Synth Brass 1
313 000 020 063 Resonant Synth Brass
314 000 000 064 Synth Brass 2
315 000 018 064 Soft Brass
316 000 041 064 Choir Brass
REED
317 000 000 065 Soprano Sax
318 000 000 066 Alto Sax
319 000 040 066 Sax Section
320 000 000 067 Tenor Sax
321 000 040 067 Breathy Tenor Sax
322 000 000 068 Baritone Sax
323 000 000 069 Oboe
324 000 000 070 English Horn
325 000 000 071 Bassoon
326 000 000 072 Clarinet
PIPE
327 000 000 073 Piccolo
328 000 000 074 Flute
329 000 000 075 Recorder
330 000 000 076 Pan Flute
331 000 000 077 Blown Bottle
332 000 000 078 Shakuhachi
333 000 000 079 Whistle
334 000 000 080 Ocarina
SYNTH LEAD
335 000 000 081 Square Lead
336 000 006 081 Square Lead 2
337 000 008 081 LM Square
338 000 018 081 Hollow
339 000 019 081 Shroud
340 000 064 081 Mellow
341 000 065 081 Solo Sine
342 000 066 081 Sine Lead
343 000 000 082 Sawtooth Lead
344 000 006 082 Sawtooth Lead 2
345 000 008 082 Thick Sawtooth
346 000 018 082 Dynamic Sawtooth
347 000 019 082 Digital Sawtooth
348 000 020 082 Big Lead
349 000 096 082 Sequenced Analog
350 000 000 083 Calliope Lead
351 000 065 083 Pure Pad
352 000 000 084 Chiff Lead
353 000 000 085 Charang Lead
354 000 064 085 Distorted Lead
355 000 000 086 Voice Lead
356 000 000 087 Fifths Lead
357 000 035 087 Big Five
358 000 000 088 Bass & Lead
359 000 016 088 Big & Low
360 000 064 088 Fat & Perky
361 000 065 088 Soft Whirl
SYNTH PAD
362 000 000 089 New Age Pad
363 000 064 089 Fantasy
364 000 000 090 Warm Pad
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
Voice List
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 99
The voice number with an asterisk (*) is XGlite optional voice.
365 000 000 091 Poly Synth Pad
366 000 000 092 Choir Pad
367 000 066 092 Itopia
368 000 000 093 Bowed Pad
369 000 000 094 Metallic Pad
370 000 000 095 Halo Pad
371 000 000 096 Sweep Pad
SYNTH EFFECTS
372 000 000 097 Rain
373 000 065 097 African Wind
374 000 066 097 Carib
375 000 000 098 Sound Track
376 000 027 098 Prologue
377 000 000 099 Crystal
378 000 012 099 Synth Drum Comp
379 000 014 099 Popcorn
380 000 018 099 Tiny Bells
381 000 035 099 Round Glockenspiel
382 000 040 099 Glockenspiel Chimes
383 000 041 099 Clear Bells
384 000 042 099 Chorus Bells
385 000 065 099 Soft Crystal
386 000 070 099 Air Bells
387 000 071 099 Bell Harp
388 000 072 099 Gamelimba
389 000 000 100 Atmosphere
390 000 018 100 Warm Atmosphere
391 000 019 100 Hollow Release
392 000 040 100 Nylon Electric Piano
393 000 064 100 Nylon Harp
394 000 065 100 Harp Vox
395 000 066 100 Atmosphere Pad
396 000 000 101 Brightness
397 000 000 102 Goblins
398 000 064 102 Goblins Synth
399 000 065 102 Creeper
400 000 067 102 Ritual
401 000 068 102 To Heaven
402 000 070 102 Night
403 000 071 102 Glisten
404 000 096 102 Bell Choir
405 000 000 103 Echoes
406 000 000 104 Sci-Fi
WORLD
407 000 000 105 Sitar
408 000 032 105 Detuned Sitar
409 000 035 105 Sitar 2
410 000 097 105 Tamboura
411 000 000 106 Banjo
412 000 028 106 Muted Banjo
413 000 096 106 Rabab
414 000 097 106 Gopichant
415 000 098 106 Oud
416 000 000 107 Shamisen
417 000 000 108 Koto
418 000 096 108 Taisho-kin
419 000 097 108 Kanoon
420 000 000 109 Kalimba
421 000 000 110 Bagpipe
422 000 000 111 Fiddle
423 000 000 112 Shanai
PERCUSSIVE
424 000 000 113 Tinkle Bell
425 000 096 113 Bonang
426 000 097 113 Altair
427 000 098 113 Gamelan Gongs
428 000 099 113 Stereo Gamelan Gongs
429 000 100 113 Rama Cymbal
430 000 000 114 Agogo
431 000 000 115 Steel Drums
432 000 097 115 Glass Percussion
433 000 098 115 Thai Bells
434 000 000 116 Woodblock
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
435 000 096 116 Castanets
436 000 000 117 Taiko Drum
437 000 096 117 Gran Cassa
438 000 000 118 Melodic Tom
439 000 064 118 Melodic Tom 2
440 000 065 118 Real Tom
441 000 066 118 Rock Tom
442 000 000 119 Synth Drum
443 000 064 119 Analog Tom
444 000 065 119 Electronic Percussion
445 000 000 120 Reverse Cymbal
SOUND EFFECTS
446 000 000 121 Fret Noise
447 000 000 122 Breath Noise
448 000 000 123 Seashore
449 000 000 124 Bird Tweet
450 000 000 125 Telephone Ring
451 000 000 126 Helicopter
452 000 000 127 Applause
453 000 000 128 Gunshot
454 064 000 001 Cutting Noise
455 064 000 002 Cutting Noise 2
456 064 000 004 String Slap
457 064 000 017 Flute Key Click
458 064 000 033 Shower
459 064 000 034 Thunder
460 064 000 035 Wind
461 064 000 036 Stream
462 064 000 037 Bubble
463 064 000 038 Feed
464 064 000 049 Dog
465 064 000 050 Horse
466 064 000 051 Bird Tweet 2
467 064 000 056 Maou
468 064 000 065 Phone Call
469 064 000 066 Door Squeak
470 064 000 067 Door Slam
471 064 000 068 Scratch Cut
472 064 000 069 Scratch Split
473 064 000 070 Wind Chime
474 064 000 071 Telephone Ring 2
475 064 000 081 Car Engine Ignition
476 064 000 082 Car Tires Squeal
477 064 000 083 Car Passing
478 064 000 084 Car Crash
479 064 000 085 Siren
480 064 000 086 Train
481 064 000 087 Jet Plane
482 064 000 088 Starship
483 064 000 089 Burst
484 064 000 090 Roller Coaster
485 064 000 091 Submarine
486 064 000 097 Laugh
487 064 000 098 Scream
488 064 000 099 Punch
489 064 000 100 Heartbeat
490 064 000 101 Footsteps
491 064 000 113 Machine Gun
492 064 000 114 Laser Gun
493 064 000 115 Explosion
494 064 000 116 Firework
Voice
No.
Bank Select MIDI
Program
Change#
(1 - 128)
Voice Name
MSB
(0 - 127)
LSB
(0 - 127)
100 DGX-505/305 Owners Manual
Drum Kit List
indicates that the drum sound is the same as Standard Kit 1.
Each percussion voice uses one note.
The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note # and Note. For example, in 122: Stan-
dard Kit 1, the Seq Click H (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0).
Key Off: Keys marked O stop sounding the instant they are released.
Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 4) cannot be played simultaneously. (They are designed to be
played alternately with each other.)
Voice No. 122 123 124 125 126 127
MSB (0 - 127) / LSB (0 - 127) / PC (1 - 128) 127/000/001 127/000/002 127/000/009 127/000/017 127/000/025 127/000/026
Keyboard MIDI Key
Off
Alternate
assign
Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit
Note# Note Note# Note
25 C# 0 13 C# -1 3 Surdo Mute
26 D 0 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open
27 D# 0 15 D# -1 Hi Q
28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap
29 F 0 17 F -1 4 Scratch Push
30 F# 0 18 F# -1 4 Scratch Pull
31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap
32 G# 0 20 G# -1 Click Noise
33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click
34 A# 0 22 A# -1 Metronome Bell
35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L
36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H
37 C# 1 25 C# 0 Brush Tap
38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl
39 D# 1 27 D# 0 Brush Slap
40 E 1 28 E 0 O Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal
41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll
42 F# 1 30 F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2
43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare H Soft Snare H Soft 2 SD Rock H Snare L SD Rock H
44 G# 1 32 G# 0 Sticks
45 A 1 33 A 0 Bass Drum Soft Bass Drum H Bass Drum H
46 A# 1 34 A# 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot 2
47 B 1 35 B 0 Bass Drum Hard Bass Drum H BD Rock BD Analog L
48 C 2 36 C 1 Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 BD Rock BD Gate BD Analog H
49 C# 2 37 C# 1 Side Stick Analog Side Stick
50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare M Snare M 2 SD Room L SD Rock L SD Rock L Analog Snare 1
51 D# 2 39 D# 1 Hand Clap
52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare H Hard Snare H Hard 2 SD Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock H Analog Snare 2
53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1
54 F# 2 42 F# 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1
55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2
56 G# 2 44 G# 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2
57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3
58 A# 2 46 A# 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog HH Open
59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Room Tom 4 Rock Tom 4 E Tom 4 Analog Tom 4
60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Room Tom 5 Rock Tom 5 E Tom 5 Analog Tom 5
61 C# 3 49 C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal
62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Room Tom 6 Rock Tom 6 E Tom 6 Analog Tom 6
63 D# 3 51 D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1
64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal
65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup
66 F# 3 54 F# 2 Tambourine
67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal
68 G# 3 56 G# 2 Cowbell Analog Cowbell
69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2
70 A# 3 58 A# 2 Vibraslap
71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2
72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H
73 C# 4 61 C# 3 Bongo L
74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Analog Conga H
75 D# 4 63 D# 3 Conga H Open Analog Conga M
76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Analog Conga L
77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H
78 F# 4 66 F# 3 Timbale L
79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H
80 G# 4 68 G# 3 Agogo L
81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa
82 A# 4 70 A# 3 Maracas Analog Maracas
83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H
84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L
85 C# 5 73 C# 4 Guiro Short
86 D 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long
87 D# 5 75 D# 4 Claves Analog Claves
88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H
89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L
90 F# 5 78 F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch Push Scratch Push
91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch Pull Scratch Pull
92 G# 5 80 G# 4 2 Triangle Mute
93 A 5 81 A 4 2 Triangle Open
94 A# 5 82 A# 4 Shaker
95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bell
96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree
97 C# 6 85 C# 5
98 D 6 86 D 5
99 D# 6 87 D# 5
100 E 6 88 E 5
101 F 6 89 F 5
102 F# 6 90 F# 5
103 G 6 91 G 5
C1
F1
B1
D1
C#1
D#1
G1
G#1
A1
A#1
F#1
E1
F0
B0
D0
C#0
D#0
G0
G#0
A0
A#0
F#0
E0
C2
F2
B2
D2
C#2
D#2
G2
G#2
A2
A#2
F#2
E2
C3
F3
B3
D3
C#3
D#3
G3
G#3
A3
A#3
F#3
E3
C4
F4
B4
D4
C#4
D#4
G4
G#4
A4
A#4
F#4
E4
C5
F5
B5
D5
C#5
D#5
G5
G#5
A5
A#5
F#5
E5
C6
F6
D6
C#6
D#6
G6
F#6
E6
Drum Kit List
DGX-505/305 Owners Manual 101
Voice No. 122 128 129 130 131 132 133
MSB (0 - 127) / LSB (0 - 127) / PC (1 - 128) 127/000/001 127/000/028 127/000/033 127/000/041 127/000/049 126/000/001 126/000/002
Keyboard MIDI Key
Off
Alternate
assign
Standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2
Note# Note Note# Note
25 C# 0 13 C# -1 3 Surdo Mute
26 D 0 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open
27 D# 0 15 D# -1 Hi Q
28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap
29 F 0 17 F -1 4 Scratch Push
30 F# 0 18 F# -1 4 Scratch Pull
31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap
32 G# 0 20 G# -1 Click Noise
33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click
34 A# 0 22 A# -1 Metronome Bell
35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L
36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H
37 C# 1 25 C# 0 Brush Tap
38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl
39 D# 1 27 D# 0 Brush Slap
40 E 1 28 E 0 O Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal
41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll
42 F# 1 30 F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2
43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare H Soft AnSD Snappy SD Jazz H Light Brush Slap L
44 G# 1 32 G# 0 Sticks
45 A 1 33 A 0 Bass Drum Soft AnBD Dance-1 Bass Drum L
46 A# 1 34 A# 0 Open Rim Shot AnSD OpenRim
47 B 1 35 B 0 Bass Drum Hard AnBD Dance-2 Gran Cassa
48 C 2 36 C 1 Bass Drum AnBD Dance-3 BD Jazz BD Jazz Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call
49 C# 2 37 C# 1 Side Stick Analog Side Stick Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak
50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare M AnSD Q SD Jazz L Brush Slap Marching Sn M Door Slam
51 D# 2 39 D# 1 Hand Clap String Slap Scratch Cut
52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare H Hard AnSD Ana+Acoustic SD Jazz M Brush Tap Marching Sn H Scratch
53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Analog Tom 1 Jazz Tom 1 Brush Tom 1 Jazz Tom 1 Wind Chime
54 F# 2 42 F# 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 3 Telephone Ring 2
55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Analog Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 Brush Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2
56 G# 2 44 G# 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 4
57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Analog Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Brush Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3
58 A# 2 46 A# 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog HH Open 2
59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4
60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5
61 C# 3 49 C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Hand Cym. L
62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6
63 D# 3 51 D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym.Short L
64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition
65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Car Tires Squeal
66 F# 3 54 F# 2 Tambourine Car Passing
67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Car Crash
68 G# 3 56 G# 2 Cowbell Analog Cowbell Siren
69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cym. H Train
70 A# 3 58 A# 2 Vibraslap Jet Plane
71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cym.Short H Starship
72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Burst
73 C# 4 61 C# 3 Bongo L Roller Coaster
74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Analog Conga H Submarine
75 D# 4 63 D# 3 Conga H Open Analog Conga M
76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Analog Conga L
77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H
78 F# 4 66 F# 3 Timbale L
79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H
80 G# 4 68 G# 3 Agogo L Shower Laugh
81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Thunder Scream
82 A# 4 70 A# 3 Maracas Analog Maracas Wind Punch
83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H Stream Heartbeat
84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L Bubble FootSteps
85 C# 5 73 C# 4 Guiro Short Feed
86 D 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long
87 D# 5 75 D# 4 Claves Analog Claves
88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H
89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L
90 F# 5 78 F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch Push
91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch Pull
92 G# 5 80 G# 4 2 Triangle Mute
93 A 5 81 A 4 2 Triangle Open
94 A# 5 82 A# 4 Shaker
95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bell
96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Dog Machine Gun
97 C# 6 85 C# 5 Horse Laser Gun
98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet 2 Explosion
99 D# 6 87 D# 5 Firework
100 E 6 88 E 5
101 F 6 89 F 5
102 F# 6 90 F# 5
103 G 6 91 G 5 Maou
C1
F1
B1
D1
C#1
D#1
G1
G#1
A1
A#1
F#1
E1
F0
B0
D0
C#0
D#0
G0
G#0
A0
A#0
F#0
E0
C2
F2
B2
D2
C#2
D#2
G2
G#2
A2
A#2
F#2
E2
C3
F3
B3
D3
C#3
D#3
G3
G#3
A3
A#3
F#3
E3
C4
F4
B4
D4
C#4
D#4
G4
G#4
A4
A#4
F#4
E4
C5
F5
B5
D5
C#5
D#5
G5
G#5
A5
A#5
F#5
E5
C6
F6
D6
C#6
D#6
G6
F#6
E6
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Style List
Style No. Style Name
8BEAT
001 8BeatModern
002 60sGuitarPop
003 8BeatAdria
004 60s8Beat
005 8Beat
006 OffBeat
007 60sRock
008 HardRock
009 RockShuffle
010 8BeatRock
16BEAT
011 16Beat
012 PopShuffle1
013 PopShuffle2
014 GuitarPop
015 16BeatUptempo
016 KoolShuffle
017 JazzRock
018 HipHopLight
BALLAD
019 PianoBallad
020 LoveSong
021 6/8ModernEP
022 6/8SlowRock
023 OrganBallad
024 PopBallad
025 16BeatBallad1
026 16BeatBallad2
DANCE
027 EuroTrance
028 Ibiza
029 HouseMusik
030 SwingHouse
031 TechnoPolis
032 Clubdance
033 ClubLatin
034 Garage1
035 Garage2
036 TechnoParty
037 UKPop
038 HipHopGroove
039 HipShuffle
040 HipHopPop
DISCO
041 70sDisco1
042 70sDisco2
043 LatinDisco
044 DiscoPhilly
045 SaturdayNight
046 DiscoChocolate
047 DiscoHands
SWING&JAZZ
048 BigBandFast
049 BigBandMedium
050 BigBandBallad
051 BigBandShuffle
052 JazzClub
053 Swing1
054 Swing2
055 Five/Four
056 JazzBallad
057 Dixieland
058 Ragtime
059 AfroCuban
060 Charleston
R&B
061 Soul
062 DetroitPop1
063 60sRock&Roll
064 6/8Soul
065 CrocoTwist
066 Rock&Roll
067 DetroitPop2
068 BoogieWoogie
069 ComboBoogie
070 6/8Blues
COUNTRY
071 Country8Beat
072 CountryPop
073 CountrySwing
074 Country2/4
075 CowboyBoogie
076 CountryShuffle
077 Bluegrass
LATIN
078 BrazilianSamba
079 BossaNova
080 PopBossa
081 Tijuana
082 DiscoLatin
083 Mambo
084 Salsa
085 Beguine
086 GuitarRumba
087 RumbaFlamenca
088 RumbaIsland
089 Reggae
BALLROOM
090 VienneseWaltz
091 EnglishWaltz
092 Slowfox
093 Foxtrot
094 Quickstep
095 Tango
096 Pasodoble
097 Samba
098 ChaChaCha
099 Rumba
100 Jive
TRADITIONAL
101 USMarch
102 6/8March
103 GermanMarch
104 PolkaPop
105 OberPolka
106 Tarantella
107 Showtune
Style No. Style Name
108 ChristmasSwing
109 ChristmasWaltz
110 ScottishReel
111 Hawaiian
WALTZ
112 GuitarSerenade
113 SwingWaltz
114 JazzWaltz1
115 JazzWaltz2
116 CountryWaltz
117 OberWaltzer
118 Musette
DJ
119 DJ-HipHop
120 DJ-DanceSwing
121 DJ-House
122 DJ-GarageHouse
123 DJ-PopR&B
PIANIST
124 Stride
125 PianoSwing
126 PianoRag
127 Arpeggio
128 Musical
129 Habanera
130 SlowRock
131 8BtPianoBallad
132 PianoMarch
133 6/8PianoMarch
134 PianoWaltz
135 PianoBeguine
Style No. Style Name
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Song List
Preset Songs
70 MIDI Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM
File names that begin with P_ do not include chord data, they
cannot be used with the performance assistant Chord type.
Song No. Song Name
Favorites
001 Dont Know Why (Jesse Harris (Norah Jones))
002 My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers)
003 Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard)
Easy Play
004 Down By The Riverside (Traditional)
005 Ive Been Working On The Railroad (Traditional)
006 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (James A. Bland)
007 The Last Rose Of Summer (Thomas Moore)
008 The First Noel (Traditional (Englilsh))
Pianist
009 The Entertainer (S. Joplin)
010 Greensleeves (Traditional)
011 Londonderry Air (Traditional)
012 Traumerei (R. Schumann)
013 Pastorale (J.F. Burgmller)
Organist
014
Wedding March From A Midsummer Nights Dream
(F. Mendelssohn)
015 Allein Gott In Der Hoh Sei Eh (N. Decius)
016 Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme. (J.S. Bach)
Advanced
017 Menuett In G Major Wo 10-2 (L.v. Beethoven)
018 Prelude Op.28 No.7 (F. Chopin)
019 To A Wild Rose (E.A. Macdowell)
020 Fr Elise (L.v. Beethoven)
021 Etude Op.10-3 Chanson de ladieu (F. Chopin)
Band Play
022 Aura Lee (G. Poulton)
023 Canon (J. Pachelbel)
024 Symphonie Nr.9 (L.v. Beethoven)
Duet
025 Sur Le Pont DAvignon (Traditional)
026 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Traditional)
027 Muffin Man (Traditional)
Holidays
028 Joy To The World (G.F. Hndel)
029 Ave Maria (F. Schubert)
030 Jingle Bells (Traditional)
File Name Song Name
AMERICA America The Beautiful (S.A. Ward)
ATHOME Old Folks At Home (S.C. Foster)
AURALEE Aura Lee (G. Poulton)
BABBINO
O Mio Babbino Caro (From Gianni Schicchi)
(G. Puccini)
BANJO Ring De Banjo (S.C. Foster)
BILLBAIL
Bill Bailey (Wont You Please Come Home)
(H. Cannon)
BROWNJUG Little Brown Jug (Traditional)
CAMPTOWN Camptown Races (S.C. Foster)
CANON Canon (J. Pachelbel)
D_AGSTIN O Du Lieber Augustin (DUET) (Traditional)
D_CHTREE O Christmas Tree (DUET) (Traditional)
D_CLOSE
Close Your Hands, Open Your Hands (DUET)
(J.J. Rousseau)
D_CUCKOO The Cuckoo (DUET) (Traditional)
D_IMMAI Im Mai (DUET) (Traditional)
D_INDIAN Ten Little Indians (DUET) (Septimus Winner)
D_LONDON London Bridge (DUET) (Traditional)
D_MARY Mary Had A Little Lamb (DUET) (Traditional)
D_ROWROW Row Row Row Your Boat (DUET) (Traditional)
D_SCARBO Scarborough Fair (DUET) (Traditional)
D_SMOKY On Top Of Old Smoky (DUET) (Traditional)
D_THREE Three Blind Mice (DUET) (Traditional)
D_WEASEL Pop Goes The Weasel (DUET) (Traditional)
D_WEWISH We Wish You A Merry Christmas (DUET) (Traditional)
DANUBEWA The Danube Waves (I. Ivanovici)
FRULIED Frhlingslied (F. Mendelssohn)
FRUSTIME Frhlingsstimmen (J. Strauss II)
FUNICULA Funiculi-Funicula (L. Denza)
GAVOTTE Gavotte (F.J. Gossec)
GUILLAUM Guillaume Tell (G. Rossini)
IRISHEYE When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (E.R. Ball)
JOYOFMAN Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring (J.S. Bach)
LIEBEST3 Liebestrume Nr.3 (F. Liszt)
LOMOND Loch Lomond (Traditional)
LORELEI Die Lorelei (F. Silcher)
MAGICFLT From The Magic Flute (W.A Mozart)
MIRLITON
Danse Des Mirlitons From The Nutcracker
(P.I. Tchaikovsky)
MONDSHIN Piano Sonate Op.27-2 Mondschein (L.v. Beethoven)
MUSSIDEN Muss I Denn (F. Silcher)
MYBONNIE My Bonnie (Traditional)
ORPHEE Orphe Aux Enfers Ouverture (J. Offenbach)
P_ANGELS Angels Serenade (Traditional)
P_ARABES Arabesque (J.F. Burgmller)
P_CANDEU La Candeur (J.F. Burgmller)
P_CHEVAL La Chevaleresque (J.F. Burgmller)
P_CONSOL Consolation (J.F. Burgmller)
P_INOCEN Innocence (J.F. Burgmller)
P_MENUBA Menuett (J.S. Bach)
P_MENUBO Menuett (L. Boccherini)
P_MOMENT Moments Musicaux Op.94-3 (F. Schubert)
P_PCHIEN Valse Op.64-1 Petit Chien (F. Chopin)
P_PETITE Petite Runion (J.F. Burgmller)
P_PROGRE Progrs (J.F. Burgmller)
P_SARAFA Krasnyj Sarafan (Traditional)
P_TENDRE Tendre Fleur (J.F. Burgmller)
P_TMARCH Turkish March (W.A. Mozart)
P_VIOLET La Viollette (Streabbog)
PEARLFIS Song Of The Pearl Fisher (G. Bizet)
PRIMVERA La Primavera (From Le Quattro Stagioni) (A. Vivaldi)
SAINTSGO When The Saints Go Marchin In (Traditional)
SERENAHY
String Quartet No.17 2nd Mov. Serenade
(F.J. Haydn)
SILENTNT Silent Night (F. Gruber)
SLAVON10 Slavonic Dances No.10 (A. Dvork)
SURPRISE The Surprise Symphony (F.J. Haydn)
SUSANNA Oh! Susanna (S.C. Foster)
SYMPHO9 Symphonie Nr.9 (L.v. Beethoven)
THAIS Mditation De Thais (J. Massenet)
TOREADOR Air de Torador Carmen (G. Bizet)
TURKEY Turkey In The Straw (Traditional)
UNGARIS5 Ungarische Tnze Nr.5 (J. Brahms)
VOGLEIN Wenn Ich Ein Vglein Wr? (Traditional)
File Name Song Name